politics
January 15, 2026
Details of high-level Ukrainian vote-buying probe released
Ukraine’s NABU has released evidence in a vote-buying case allegedly involving former Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko
TL;DR
- Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators claim to have evidence of a cash-for-votes scheme.
- The investigation involves Yulia Timoshenko's Batkivshchina (Fatherland) party.
- Formal charges have been filed by NABU and SAPO.
- Audio and video evidence allegedly show Timoshenko discussing bribes for MPs to vote against President Zelensky's party.
- The alleged goal was to undermine Zelensky's majority in the Verkhovna Rada.
- Timoshenko denied wrongdoing, accusing law enforcement of political persecution.
- Last year, Batkivshchina votes had previously helped Zelensky pass a bill to strip NABU and SAPO of their independence.
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