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"Mr President, first of all, I would like to say that I had expected that Ms Tymoshenko’s daughter, whom we received so spectacularly, would have been interested in our views on Ukraine and the imprisonment of her mother. Unfortunately, she left the balcony shortly after her formal reception and it is clear that she does not seem to show a great deal of interest in our opinions. Let me get to the point. Objectively, it must be recognised that the continued detention of the former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, is exacerbating the political climate in Ukraine. From my position, I would not dare to judge the level of Ms Tymoshenko's responsibility for the economic failure in the administration of the country or the murder of its political opponents. I agree that every citizen, including Yulia Tymoshenko, has the right to a fair trial. Ukraine is one of the European Union’s most important neighbours, and therefore an interest on the part of the EU in the functioning of its political and judicial system is understandable. Our involvement in addressing the political disputes between the democratically-elected government and opposition political forces should not lead to an even greater polarisation of the political scene in Ukraine. On the contrary; a civilised, factual, open and impersonal dialogue between all relevant political forces in Ukraine should be our main objective for Ukraine."@en1
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