Yermak has been substantially involved in the peace talks to bring the war to an endEarlier this week, he was fronting discussions in Geneva with the US secretary of state Marco Rubio
Since Zelensky’s election victory in 2019, the pair have been inseparable, particularly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak walk, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak resigned on Friday after anti-corruption police raided his home.
The raid is part of an investigation into a $100m (£76m) corruption scandal by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. Both agencies released a report earlier this month saying that several government members were involved in an embezzlement scheme involving Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, Energoatom.