Europe's cold snap has claimed at least 223 lives over the past week as temperatures fell to record lows. Hardest hit was Ukraine, where 101 people have died. In parts of the Czech Republic the temperature reached -38.1 Celsius.
Europe's cold snap has claimed at least 139 lives across Eastern Europe and Germany. The Ukraine is the hardest-hit nation, with 63 dead. France has put around a quarter of its administrative departments on orange alert.
At least 150 people died across Europe as temperatures fell to record lows from Bulgaria to Italy. Ukrainian authorities set up temporary shelters for the poor and French officials banned trucks from some highways.
The health of Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, is of growing concern. Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last October for alleged abuse of office over a gas contract signed with Russia in 2009. The EU, the US and Russia have all said the sentence was politically motivated and unfair, however disadvantageous the gas contract might have been. Worse, there are now accusations that the Ukrainian authorities may be trying to kill her through neglect.
Douglas Herbert meets Eugenia Tymoshenko, the daughter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Considered an icon of the 2004 Orange Revolution, Yulia Tymoshenko is today serving a 7-year jail sentence in a prison camp. She was found guilty of abuse of office tied to a gas deal she signed with Russia while in office. Eugenia Tymoshenko tells how she is fighting for her mother's freedom.
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The Czech Republic granted asylum to Oleksandr Tymoshenko (right), husband of Ukrainian opposition leader and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko (far left) on Friday. Yulia Tymoshenko is serving a 7 year prison sentence on charges of abuse of power.
Ukraine and the EU have drawn up a free trade and association deal that would be Kiev's biggest ever step towards European integration. However, Brussels is worried about Ukrainian democracy drifting towards authoritarianism under President Viktor Yanukovych. Some countries are refusing to sign the deal unless his imprisoned rival, Yulia Tymoshenko is released. Is Ukraine giving up on Europe and turning back towards Russia? Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Yanukovych's heartland.
The EU and Ukraine finalised a landmark cooperation agreement at a summit in Kiev Monday. But European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the deal would not be signed until Ukraine resolves the case of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.
Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was controversially convicted of abuse of power, has been charged with additional financial crimes, the Ukraine tax office said Friday. Her lawyer described the charges as "absurd".
