BREAKING: Ukrainian parliament votes to allow release of jailed opposition figure Yulia Tymoshenko

[Are_grits_groceries]

@AP:
BREAKING: Ukrainian parliament votes to allow release of jailed opposition figure Yulia Tymoshenko.

Didn't see this coming.

[TwilightGardener]

1. I think the Ukraine government is placating and buying time.

Throwing bones.

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. I have no doubt that Yanukovich

and his allies are up to something.
I can't believe the opposition won't be keeping an eagle eye on them.

That said, I still did not see this coming.

[TwilightGardener]

3. I've read that she's in poor health (back problems?) and can't walk well--

so Yanukovich and Putin must see releasing her as one low-risk tactic to quell the protests (she's not going to try anything political, in other words). The Polish foreign minister told the opposition to take the deal being offered, or have martial law--that's really what's going to shut them down, the risk of more forces, or military forces, getting involved. The top brass and head of the army were replaced this week, presumably because they refused to order the military to take action against the people, or were deemed not loyal enough.