Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested on 13 February 2001 and released on 27 March 2001. She was charged with forgery and gas smuggling."Yulia Tymoshenko: Ukrain's 'Iron Lady'." The Daily Telegraph 24 June 2011 Accessed 25 June 2011. In May 2004, Kyiv's Appeal Court cancelled the lodging of criminal proceedings against her."Court closes Tymoshenkos cases." Ukrayinska Pravda Dead URL October 2010. In December 2005, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office closed all criminal cases against Tymoshenko."Ukraine ex-PM warrant cancelled." BBC News 26 September 2005 Accessed 26 May 2010.
