The National Salvation Committee (Ukrainian: "Форум національного порятунку") was a loose organization led by Yulia Tymoshenko from February 9, 2001[1][2].; after her dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister for fuel and energy sector in the cabinet of Viktor Yushchenko in January 2001 and during the Ukraine without Kuchma-protests.[3] In November 2001 it merged into the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.[1][3]