🏛️ Ex-PM of Ukraine, Yulia #Tymoshenko, is back at the center of Ukraine’s anti-corruption storm. Is this a real breakthrough? 👇🧵 #UkraineUpdate #UkraineAnalysis Photo: Oleksandr Gusev/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
Anti-corruption agencies say the case centers on alleged bribery. NABU claims Tymoshenko paid MPs of Sluha Narodu party to buy parliamentary votes. 2/🧵 According to investigators, she paid MPs to vote to fire #SBU head Vasyl Malyuk, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov – but not to vote for the new appointments. 3/🧵 The court set bail at UAH 33 mn, without requiring an electronic bracelet. Tymoshenko rejects the accusations, arguing the case is politically motivated, and the seized funds were her personal savings. 4/🧵 The broader context: she has long criticized NABU-SAPO’s independence in the summer of 2025 and opposed Western-backed reforms. She is seen as a top candidate to run a hybrid anti-Western party on the model of Georgian Dream 5/🧵 What triggered the investigation? What explains the recent surge in anti-corruption activity in Ukraine? 🔥Find the answers in the latest Weekly Report by KI Insights: insights.kyivindependent.com 6/🧵
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