Tymoshenko arrest will only invigorate resistance
Reforms cannot happen mechanically, on their own or without the public’s support. Not one systemic change can happen in the nation without public understanding and support.
The Aug. 5 arrest of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko instantly reverted Ukraine to an entirely different rhetoric: to political and political party resistance.
The need to reexamine the 2009 gas supply agreement between Russia and Ukraine and whether it was legal has essentially become exclusively political.
It’s not simply about putting a high-ranking civil servant on trial, but rather a leading opposition politician. Therefore all formalities and procedures should be upheld. This is how the international community treats similar cases, as evidenced by its negative backlash. Продовження