In so many words, Ukraine’s first president said last weekend that the conviction and imprisonment of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko may just come back to bite the Viktor Yanukovich’s government in the ass.
Speaking with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Dec. 3, Leonid Kravchuk said that putting Tymoshenko behind bars has only galvanized the opposition.
From the RFE/RL story:
“Our people traditionally support those who are intimidated and therefore Tymoshenko’s [political] messages from jail will have colossal strength,” said Kravchuk, who was president from 1991-94.