Yulia Tymoshenko reportedly accused of scheming to bribe Ukrainian MPs
The Guardian – World —
Opposition figure denies any allegations against her and suggests raid on her office is linked to election speculationAnti-corruption investigators have reportedly accused Yulia Tymoshenko, a prominent Ukrainian opposition figure and former prime minister, of organising a scheme to bribe MPs - said to include MPs from Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s own party – to undermine him.Tymoshenko rose to international prominence during Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in 2004 and was jailed in 2011 on politically motivated charges by her arch-rival Viktor Yanukovych, the pro-Kremlin president, before being released during the EuroMaidan protests. Continue reading...