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| German doctors who have met and examined Ukraine's jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko say they are sceptical that she can be successfully treated for her back condition in her homeland. | German doctors who have met and examined Ukraine's jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko say they are sceptical that she can be successfully treated for her back condition in her homeland. |
| Karl Einhäupl, the head of Berlin's Charite University hospital, said on Friday it was "unlikely" that the treatment in Ukraine's Kharkiv hospital would succeed because the country does not have the expertise. | Karl Einhäupl, the head of Berlin's Charite University hospital, said on Friday it was "unlikely" that the treatment in Ukraine's Kharkiv hospital would succeed because the country does not have the expertise. |
| Einhäupl and his team inspected the Kharkiv facility earlier this month. | Einhäupl and his team inspected the Kharkiv facility earlier this month. |
| He said Tymoshenko – who embarked on a hunger strike on Friday – suffers severe back pain. | He said Tymoshenko – who embarked on a hunger strike on Friday – suffers severe back pain. |
| He added that Tymoshenko was refusing treatment because "she does not trust in the Ukrainian medical system", for fear of being deliberately infected. | He added that Tymoshenko was refusing treatment because "she does not trust in the Ukrainian medical system", for fear of being deliberately infected. |
| Berlin has offered Tymoshenko treatment in Germany. | Berlin has offered Tymoshenko treatment in Germany. |
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