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Yulia Tymoshenko is running for the post of president of Ukraine
Tymoshenko made an appropriate statement on Thursday at a press conference in Kyiv. According to the ex-Prime Minister, at the congress on March 29, she will ask the Fatherland party to officially nominate her as a candidate. “I am convinced that I can protect Ukraine from Russian aggression and return Crimea,” said, in particular, Tymoshenko, whose words are given by Ukrainian Truth.
Extraordinary presidential elections in Ukraine are scheduled for May 25. Applicants need to register until April 4.
In 2011, Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of abuse of powers. After a recent change in power in the country, the ex-Prime Minister was released. Supporters of Tymoshenko, human rights activists and the European Union called her criminal prosecution politically motivated.