Tymoshenko announces intention to run for Ukrainian presidency

14:34, 27.03.2014 1 min read

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister and Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has declared her intention to run for the Ukrainian presidency.

"Yes, I am planning to run," she said at a press conference on Thursday.

Tymoshenko said that she intended to ask delegates at a Batkivschyna Party congress on March 29 to nominate her as a presidential candidate.

Early presidential elections in Ukraine are scheduled for May 25.