The investigation into the Yulia Tymoshenko case has been concluded. The case will be referred to court
This was reported by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Law enforcement agencies do not usually name those involved, but details of the case suggest that the person in question is Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the ‘Batkivshchyna’ party.
According to the investigation, in December 2025, despite revelations that Ukrainian MPs had been accepting bribes, the suspect began negotiating with individual MPs regarding a system of rewards for loyal voting.
This was not a matter of one-off agreements, but a ‘permanent mechanism of cooperation’ involving advance payments, investigators say. MPs were to follow instructions on how to vote (for or against), abstain or not participate.
Law enforcement officials presented an excerpt from a conversation between Tymoshenko and an unnamed MP, which concerned voting on personnel decisions. They also found a message from the politician suggesting that the instructions regarding appointments concerned changes in the government — the appointments of Mykhailo Fedorov and Denys Shmyhal to new posts — and the resignation of Vasyl Malyuk from his post as head of the SBU.
On the evening of 13 January, anti-corruption authorities announced that Tymoshenko had been implicated. The case was classified under Article 369(4) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (offering, promising or providing an unlawful benefit to a public official), which carries a sentence of 5 to 10 years’ imprisonment, with or without confiscation of property.
NABU detectives have now, at the prosecutor’s instruction, made the case files available to the defence for review.
On 16 January, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on Tymoshenko — she was ordered to pay bail of over 33 million hryvnias. The court also seized Tymoshenko’s property, which had been confiscated during searches, and property registered in the name of her husband, Oleksandr. However, the appeal court partially overturned this decision.
Furthermore, Tymoshenko was permitted to communicate with other MPs and to move freely within Ukraine.
