Yulia Tymoshenko to Stand Trial – NABU
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have referred a case involving the leader of one of the Verkhovna Rada’s parliamentary factions to court. The case concerns Yulia Tymoshenko. NABU reported this on May 26:
The leader of one of the parliamentary factions in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will stand trial. NABU and SAPO accuse her of offering unlawful benefits to members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, in December 2025, after the exposure of facts regarding the receipt of bribes by members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for passing decisions on draft laws in parliament, the accused began negotiating with individual parliamentarians regarding a system of rewards for loyal voting.
This involved a permanent mechanism of cooperation with payments made in advance. The elected representatives were to follow instructions regarding how to vote (“for” or “against”), abstain, or not participate.
In January 2026, the leader of the parliamentary faction was notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Prior to this, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court denied the MP’s appeal against the investigating judge’s decision to charge her. The court found the prosecution’s evidence in the case of alleged bribery of parliamentarians to be well-founded and upheld the ruling of the court of first instance.
NABU and the SAPO have completed their investigation into the case involving an alleged bribe offer to MPs by Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the BYuT, and have made the case materials available to the defense for review prior to trial. The MP herself did not appear for the review.
As a reminder, the court lifted the seizure of some of Yulia Tymoshenko’s and her husband’s property.
