There's not much more to read, but it's here.
The decision was made [to cancel the warrant] after she went to Moscow voluntarily to give evidence to the military prosecutor's office and agreed to return for the investigation. Mrs Tymoshenko was appointed prime minister after playing a leading role in Ukraine's Orange Revolution.
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During her time as prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko had refused to travel to Russia because of the arrest warrant but on Saturday she made a private visit to Moscow.
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Mrs Tymoshenko is accused of bribing Russian military officials when she was in charge of Ukraine's main gas distributor in the 1990s, an allegation she denies.
Is this a case of Russia interfering with the Ukrainian internal politics (by attempting to smear or arrest one of their nemeses) or is it a case of Timoshenko trying too hard to make herself popular with the voting public (cheap gas prices). Or is it a case of she did what she had to prevent the Ukrainian people from freezing during winter?
Hard call. I'm not a Timoshenko fan, but ... this one might be a case of bad things happening for the wrong reasons to a not so good person doing something that really needed doing. Nuthin's clean in Ukraine. Esp the politics.
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