Rodion Kireev, Yuliya Timoshenko and Sergey Vlasenko

From left to right: a judge Rodion Kireyev, defender Sergey Vlasenko and Batkivschyna Party leader and former Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko during the session of Pechersk District Court in Kiev, on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. This day a first session on a criminal case against Timoshenko concerning abuse of office during the signing of gas contracts with Russia in 2009 took place. During the session a judge decide to adjourn the court hearing of a criminal case until July 4. Photo by Aleksandr Prokopenko / POOL / UNIAN