KIEV, June 16 – Former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko was under pressure from Russia during the signing of gas contracts in 2009, according to the head of the parliamentary commission investigating the signing of gas contracts by the Tymoshenko government, Regions Party MP Inna Bohoslovska.

"Yulia Tymoshenko had a conflict of interest and shouldn't have taken part in the talks," she told the press after a commission meeting on Wednesday.

Bohoslovska said that at the meeting the commission approved a preliminary report to be presented at the session hall on Thursday.