Tymoshenko Named in Probe Over Alleged Ukrainian Vote-Buying Scheme

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been served a suspicion notice by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine over allegations she headed a systematic vote-buying scheme in parliament. A raid on her Kyiv office and a video that appears to show a Tymoshenko look‑alike offering cash to MPs, plus chat transcripts, underscore a widening probe that also involves lawmakers from President Zelenskyy’s party. Tymoshenko denies the charges as political and says the office search was a PR stunt; the case adds to ongoing tensions in Ukraine’s wartime politics and anti-corruption investigations.