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"Mr President, the Ukrainian Government must be sent a very strong warning. I agree with the position of the European Commission and of those European leaders who refuse to sign the association agreement and to meet with the leaders of the Yanukovych regime.
That said, some form of dialogue must be maintained. It is obvious that the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko is a politically motivated show trial, which is unacceptable. Ms Tymoshenko must be released as soon as possible, although I must add that she is not a Joan of Arc and neither is she innocent as a lamb; still, this show trial is unacceptable. Every speaker mentioned that the rule of law must be restored in Ukraine. I agree that we do not have much time to put pressure on the Yanukovych Government.
In this debate, I would like to bring up another aspect of the lack of the rule of law: it is extremely unsettling that despite requests from the Council of Europe, several MEPs and the leaders of the minorities concerned, the Ukrainian authorities failed to take minorities into consideration when delineating electoral districts for the parliamentary elections. Some years ago, Ukraine still managed to work this out in Subcarpathia, but this time there was a lack of political will on the part of the current Ukrainian leadership."@en1
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