Secretary General of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Germany Hermann Gröhe says German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the party leader, plans to step up her support for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, according to the Official web site of Yulia Tymoshenko.
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to firmly support Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko," Gröhe said during today’s meeting of leaders of the Centrist Democratic International in Rome, Italy.
The CDU secretary general said this support will only increase.