Overview
- NABU previously published audio it says captures Yulia Tymoshenko discussing payments for parliamentary votes.
- The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office moved for preventive measures and signaled it would seek $1.15 million in bail.
- The High Anti-Corruption Court set bail at $767,600 as the case advances through pretrial proceedings.
- Tymoshenko denies the voice on the NABU recordings is hers, leaving the tapes’ authenticity in dispute.
- Ukrainian outlets reported broader corruption suspicions, including references to David Arahamiya, and Russia’s Maria Zakharova weighed in with a politicized comment.