Former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko to remain in prison

Former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko was convicted last month of abusing her powers while negotiating a natural gas import contract in Russia in 2009 and sentenced her to seven years in jail. The United States and the European Union have condemned the ruling as politically motivated,but President Viktor Yanukovych has defied Western pressure to release her and is intent on keeping the top opposition leader in prison to bar her from elections
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko seen during her trial at the Pecherskiy District Court in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.