Former Ukrainian Prime Minister sentenced to seven years in prison.

On October 11, a Ukrainian court sentenced former Prime Minister Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abusing his power to sign a 2009 gas deal with Russia that severely damaged Kyiv's position.

Tymoshenko also had to pay $189 million in compensation for damages caused to Ukraine's Naftogaz gas company by the signing of the agreement.

Ms. Tymoshenko

According to the signed agreement, the price of natural gas that Russia sold to Ukraine would be calculated based on the world oil price at the time the gas was supplied. Soon after, world oil prices rose sharply, causing significant losses for Ukraine.

According to Tien Phong