The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says her mother will end her hunger strike, after agreeing to be hospitalized and treated by a German doctor.
Yevgenia Tymoshenko says her mother will be transferred Wednesday to a hospital in the city of Kharkiv, where she is imprisoned.
Tymoshenko has been on a hunger strike for about two weeks after she said she was beaten by guards.
She is suffering from a back condition diagnosed by German doctors. Ukraine has refused to allow her to go to Germany for treatment, but has agreed to let a German doctor treat her at a Ukrainian hospital.
Also Tuesday, Ukraine postponed a planned summit of Central and Eastern European leaders, after some pulled out in protest.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said the summit will be held at a later date. It was scheduled to take place in Yalta on Friday and Saturday.
About 10 European Union leaders said they will not attend, including German President Joachim Gauck and Czech President Vaclav Klaus.
Germany has been leading Europe's critical stance on Tymoshenko's case.
Ukraine could also face a boycott of the upcoming Euro 2012 football [soccer] games being played there. Ukraine and Poland are co-hosting the football championship games, from June 8 to July 1.
Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last year on charges of abuse of office in a 2009 gas deal with Russia. She is now standing trial on tax-evasion charges that could extend her prison time to 12 years.
Tymoshenko denies the charges and says they are part of a campaign by President Viktor Yanukovich to remove his strongest political rival.
Western nations call the charges politically motivated.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
Yevgenia Tymoshenko says her mother will be transferred Wednesday to a hospital in the city of Kharkiv, where she is imprisoned.
Tymoshenko has been on a hunger strike for about two weeks after she said she was beaten by guards.
She is suffering from a back condition diagnosed by German doctors. Ukraine has refused to allow her to go to Germany for treatment, but has agreed to let a German doctor treat her at a Ukrainian hospital.
Also Tuesday, Ukraine postponed a planned summit of Central and Eastern European leaders, after some pulled out in protest.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said the summit will be held at a later date. It was scheduled to take place in Yalta on Friday and Saturday.
About 10 European Union leaders said they will not attend, including German President Joachim Gauck and Czech President Vaclav Klaus.
Germany has been leading Europe's critical stance on Tymoshenko's case.
Ukraine could also face a boycott of the upcoming Euro 2012 football [soccer] games being played there. Ukraine and Poland are co-hosting the football championship games, from June 8 to July 1.
Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last year on charges of abuse of office in a 2009 gas deal with Russia. She is now standing trial on tax-evasion charges that could extend her prison time to 12 years.
Tymoshenko denies the charges and says they are part of a campaign by President Viktor Yanukovich to remove his strongest political rival.
Western nations call the charges politically motivated.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
