The presidents of Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Estonia, Slovenia,
Bulgaria and the Czech Republic decided not to travel to the Yalta summit
after news broke of Mrs Tymoshenko’s ordeal. Several European governments
have also said they will boycott matches in Ukraine during the Euro 2012
football tournament to be held there from June 8 if they see no progress in
her case.
In a separate development on Tuesday, Ms Tymoshenko, 32, said her mother was
expected to start treatment at a Kharkiv clinic on Wednesday for a
long-standing back problem, under the supervision of a German doctor, Lutz
Harms. The politician earlier refused treatment at the same clinic saying
she did not trust government-appointed doctors.
She was apparently left with bruises on her arm and stomach after prison
guards allegedly roughly took her there against her will last month.
Photographs of her injuries were published online, causing disquiet in Europe
and the United States. Ukrainian prosecutors say Mrs Tymoshenko was not
punched, as she claims, but may have “bumped into blunt objects”.
Mr Harms said Mrs Tymoshenko’s back complaint was a chronic pain syndrome that
would take time to treat. “It cannot be cured through physical therapy and a
few pills,” he said.
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