"I am sure that when this problem becomes a major hurdle in our strategy to move towards the European Union, a majority of parliamentarians would favor adopting an extraordinary decision in this respect," Khoroshkovskiy said, even though he himself is against adapting the law to favor a single person.
"If you sign the Association Agreement, we'll set Tymoshenko free," he added when asked by EurActiv news to explain.
A close ally of the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich, Khoroshkovskiy is also a former head of the foreign intelligence services. He is regarded as a potential replacement for the current Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
As charges mount against Tymoshenko, ranging from more corruption claims to ordering a murder, so do reports of her mistreatment in prison. Last week Tymoshenko complained that prison guards beat her up as she was about to be transported to a hospital due to back problems.
Even though Tymoshenko is serving a jail sentence for the controversial gas contract with Russia, Khoroshkovskiy said that Ukraine will keep buying gas at a high price until a new contract is made.
