Yulia in US

      Former Ukrainian Prime Minister and current member of Ukrainian Parliament, Yulia V. Tymoshenko, arrived In Washington, DC, for a series of talks with various officials to discuss the situation in her country and the efforts of the Obama administration to secure an agreement on elections in Ukraine.   She also met with officials of the International Monetary Fund to discuss financial and economic issues.   Ms. Tymoshenko, leader of the Fatherland minority party, had been imprisoned for 28 months by President Viktor Yanukovich who was ousted in the Maidan protests.  After her release from prison the day after he left the country for Moscova, she returned to political activity and was returned to Parliament.   The 55 year old Ukraine native has been an advocate of getting Russya to follow the accords agreed to in a signed document in Minsk, known as the Minsk Accords.   She has stated that the US and her allies should not seek an agreement at any cost.   Her statements are extraordinary since they were made during her official trip to Washington.
      While military activity in the Donbass Region of eastern Ukraine have been curtailed, the conflict continues with random artillery fire and various manuevers by Russyan forces in the area.