The former Prime Minister of the Ukraine, and former executive in the gas industry, has been sentenced to 7 years in prison and a fine of around £120 million; which seems on the stiff side. Her crime was to exceed her powers as Prime Minister in negotiating a gas deal with the Soviet Union. Many think it was a politically motivated sentence.
Not very much will be done to help her, because the West is concerned that the Ukraine might drift politically towards Russia rather than towards us, and we can't afford to upset them. She won't serve her full sentence but for the moment will be put on the back burner.
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