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Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko to end hunger strike [View all]
Source: BBC
8 May 2012 Last updated at 16:39 GMT
Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko to end hunger strike
Ukraine's jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will end her 19-day hunger strike, says her daughter.
Yevgenia Tymoshenko said her mother would be moved to hospital on Wednesday to be treated by a German doctor.
She went on hunger strike accusing prison guards of beating her during an earlier attempt to move her to hospital for treatment for back pain.
Earlier Ukraine postponed a European summit after several leaders announced a boycott over the issue.
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Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko to end hunger strike
Ukraine's jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will end her 19-day hunger strike, says her daughter.
Yevgenia Tymoshenko said her mother would be moved to hospital on Wednesday to be treated by a German doctor.
She went on hunger strike accusing prison guards of beating her during an earlier attempt to move her to hospital for treatment for back pain.
Earlier Ukraine postponed a European summit after several leaders announced a boycott over the issue.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17995846
Also: Tymoshenko row causes Ukraine to call off summit (Reuters)
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