Euro 2012 faces diplomatic crisis over Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader

7 May 2012 at 11:47 GMT By rush

Tymoshenko is currently being held in Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine. The city is the venue for Germany’s first group stage match against the Netherlands on 13 June. On Monday, after seeing the photographs of Tymoshenko’s bruises, Sweden’s foreign ministry summoned the Ukrainian ambassador and demanded an explanation.

Germany leads west European and EU states threatening to boycott football tournament unless Yulia Tymoshenko is released.

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