KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine has postponed a regional cooperation summit of Central and Eastern European nations boycotted by most heads of state over the treatment of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
More than a dozen heads of states have refused to attend the May 11-12 summit at the Crimean Black sea resort of Yalta after Tymoshenko went on a hunger strike protesting an alleged beating by prison officials.
The Ukraine Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it has decided to put off the summit until a later date.
Ukraine faces harsh Western pressure for the jailing and alleged mistreatment of Tymoshenko, with some politicians calling for boycotting the Euro 2012 football championship the country is hosting in June.
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