PM summoned on treason charge
08/09/2008 15:29  - (SA)  

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'West must not isolate Russia' Ukraine PM resigns Tymoshenko set to become PM

Kiev - Ukraine's prime minister says she's been summoned by prosecutors to answer the president's accusations of high treason amid a fierce political struggle.

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and President Viktor Yushchenko are locked in a battle for power ahead of the 2010 presidential vote.

Yushchenko had accused Tymoshenko of inadequately condemning Russia's actions in Georgia, and the presence of the Russian fleet in Ukraine, in exchange for the Kremlin's support in the presidential race. She denies that.

Tymoshenko says she received a subpoena to appear on Thursday. Prosecutors declined to comment.

Yushchenko and Tymoshenko were partners in the 2004 Orange Revolution, but their governing coalition collapsed. The country faces the prospect of new parliamentary elections.

- AP

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