Tymoshenko's Daughter Takes up Mother's Cause The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has denied political ambition, insisting her sole mission is to help her mother. Eugenia Tymoshenko told the AP in an interview Friday she only wants to be a daughter, saying "any speculation" of "political ambition is incorrect." She has been so successful in getting Western leaders to pressure Ukrainian authorities over her mother's case that some experts have suggested she has launched her own political career. The 32-year-old has addressed the United States Senate, European Union lawmakers and has spoken to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Yulia Tymoshenko had been on hunger strike since April 27 to protest an alleged beating by prison guards.