
Ukraine's deputy health minister, Raissa Moissenko, says Tymoshenko agreed to end her 17-day hunger strike after meeting with a group of German doctors Thursday at her hospital in Kharkiv.
The opposition leader and former prime minister began her strike on October 29 to protest alleged vote-rigging in the parliamentary elections the day before. International election observers and the U.S. government have also criticized the vote.
Tymoshenko is serving a seven-year prison term for abuse of office, charges she says are the result of President Viktor Yanukovych's efforts to eliminate her as a political rival.
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