Critics claim Yulia Timoshenko is merely posing as a victim of persecution in order to deflect accusations that she bought votes Veteran Ukrainian politician Yulia Timoshenko has denounced the current government in Kiev as a “de facto fascist regime,”  after she was charged this week with seeking to bribe fellow MPs for their votes.  Ukraine’s Supreme Anti-Corruption Court met on Friday to review the case against the former prime minister and to decide on bail. During the hearing, the