Indeed, on Europe’s doorstep, the show trial and imprisonment of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is jeopardizing her country’s international economic standing. In particular, President Viktor Yanukovych’s contempt for the rule of law has put Ukraine’s relations with the European Union in cold storage, with a comprehensive free-trade and association agreement on hold pending the release of Tymoshenko and other political prisoners.
事实上，在地处欧洲边缘的乌克兰，对前总理季莫申科形式化的审判及关押正在危及该国的国际经济地位。特别是总统亚努科维奇对法治精神的蔑视导致乌克兰和欧盟关系冷淡，全面自由贸易和合作协议也被冻结，在季莫申科和其他政治犯重获自由之前不会重启。与此同时，埃及的政治审判也吸引了国际注意力，外国投资者纷纷选择静观其变再做决定。