Russia puts former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list

FILE - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks during her press conference in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, April 2, 2019. Russia has put former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list, Russian state media reported on Saturday, June 8, 2024, citing the Interior Ministry鈥檚 database. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)

Russia has put former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list, Russian state media reported, citing the Interior Ministry鈥檚 database.

Russian state news agency Tass said Tymoshenko was listed as wanted on unspecified criminal charges.

She reportedly joins Ukrainian President and his predecessor, , on the same list, which also includes scores of officials and lawmakers from Ukraine and NATO countries.

Tymoshenko and her Batkivshchyna (the Fatherland) party did not immediately comment Saturday.

Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet, reported that both Zelenskyy and Poroshenko had been listed since at least late February.

Amog others on the list is who has fiercely advocated for increased military aid to Kyiv and stronger sanctions against Moscow.

Russian officials in February said that Kallas is wanted because of Tallinn鈥檚 efforts to remove Soviet-era monuments to Red Army soldiers in the Baltic nation, in a belated purge of what many consider symbols of past oppression.

Russia has laws criminalizing the 鈥渞ehabilitation of Nazism鈥 that include punishing the 鈥渄esecration鈥 of war memorials.

Also on Russia鈥檚 list are cabinet ministers from Estonia and Lithuania, as well as the International Criminal Court prosecutor who on war crimes charges. Moscow has also charged the head of Ukraine鈥檚 military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, with what it deems 鈥渢errorist鈥 activities, including Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure.

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