Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko is an MP and the leader of the Batkivshchyna political party. She has been a People's Deputy of Ukraine since 1997.
Tymoshenko twice served as Prime Minister of Ukraine under President Viktor Yushchenko. First in 2005, then from 2007 to 2010.
When Viktor Yanukovych came to power, a number of cases were opened against Yulia Tymoshenko from May 2010. The best known are the cases concerning the Kyoto money, the cars for rural medicine, and the "gas agreement with Russia of 19.01.2009".
On December 30, 2010, the US Department of State informed the Ukrainian government of its concern that "prosecution should not be selective or politically motivated".
In 2011, Tymoshenko was sentenced to 7 years in prison for abuse of power while signing a gas contract with Russia.
Yulia Tymoshenko was released on February 22, 2014 – following a decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and during the Revolution of Dignity.
On the evening of January 14, 2026, NABU conducted searches at the premises of MP Yulia Tymoshenko and stated that the case concerned offering bribes to MPs for the "right" vote.
On April 8, 2026, NABU and SAPO completed the pre-trial investigation in the case of Yulia Tymoshenko. The materials were opened to the lawyers. After review, the case will be sent to court.
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