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Head of EU Executive Barroso Hails Tymoshenko Release

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Saturday welcomed the release of Ukraine's jailed pro-Western opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko and called for an independent legal system in the troubled country.

"Welcome release of Tymoshenko. Independent justice system essential for a democratic Ukraine," Barroso said on his Twitter account.

Source: Agence France Presse


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