{"id":2770,"date":"2025-11-17T13:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2025-11-27T09:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:35:34","slug":"zelenskys-top-aide-knew-about-corruption-scheme-ukrainian-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/zelenskys-top-aide-knew-about-corruption-scheme-ukrainian-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky\u2019s top aide knew about corruption scheme \u2013 Ukrainian MP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrey Yermak must be sacked, according to opposition politician Yaroslav Zheleznyak<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s chief of staff was aware of the corruption scheme involving the Ukrainian leader\u2019s longtime business partner and some of the country\u2019s top officials, opposition MP Yaroslav Zhelezhnyak has said.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies alleged earlier this month that Zelensky\u2019s former business partner Timur Mindich led a criminal operation that siphoned $100 million in kickbacks from contracts with the country\u2019s nuclear power operator, Energoatom, which depends on foreign aid.<\/p>\n

The Western-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) released a batch of recordings from the entrepreneur\u2019s apartment, prompting the resignation of two government ministers while Mindich, who is often referred to as \u201cZelensky\u2019s wallet\u201d<\/em> by the media, fled Ukraine.<\/p>\n

In a video published on his YouTube channel on Monday, Zhelezhnyak claimed that key Zelensky aide Andrey Yermak is also among the individuals featured on the so-called \u2018Mindich tapes.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Golos (Voice) party MP said that during an anti-corruption forum in Kiev last week the head of Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor\u2019s Office (SAP), Aleksandr Klimenko, provided more information about the recordings, saying that a man designated as \u2018Ali Baba\u2019 was also on them.<\/p>\n

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According to Zhelezhnyak, Klimenko said that this high-ranking person held consultations with members of Ukrainian security agencies, loyal to Zelensky, on how to stop the probes by NABU and SAP, and \u201cpunish\u201d<\/em> those organizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cMultiple sources say that Ali Baba is A.B.,\u201d<\/em> which is Yermak\u2019s nickname, derived from the first two letters in the abbreviation of his full name, Andrey Borisovich Yermak, the MP said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Ali Baba on those tapes is Andrey Yermak\u2026 He was well aware of all the activities going on\u2026 at Mindich\u2019s apartment. There is nothing more to prove here,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n

Zhelezhnyak insisted that the Ukrainian leader\u2019s chief of staff should be fired over his alleged involvement in the scandal.<\/p>\n

Zelensky previously downplayed his ties with Mindich without mentioning his name, but said he supports \u201cany effective actions against corruption.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Last week, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the recent developments would make it \u201cincreasingly difficult to convince various partners to show solidarity\u201d<\/em> with Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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