{"id":3195,"date":"2025-11-29T02:39:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T03:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=3195"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:48:17","slug":"zelenskys-former-top-aide-disgusted-by-lack-of-support-amid-corruption-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/zelenskys-former-top-aide-disgusted-by-lack-of-support-amid-corruption-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky\u2019s former top aide \u2018disgusted by lack of support\u2019 amid corruption probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrey Yermak resigned as chief of staff hours after investigators searched his apartment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s close associate Andrey Yermak has decried the lack of support he received after an anti-corruption raid, which prompted his resignation as chief of staff.<\/p>\n

Investigators from Ukraine\u2019s Western-backed anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO searched Yermak\u2019s apartment on Friday morning. Although he was not charged with any crime, Yermak tendered his resignation hours later.<\/p>\n

The raid occurred a little over two weeks after NABU and SAPO uncovered a $100 million kickback scheme, which implicated Zelensky\u2019s former longtime business partner, Timur Mindich, and led to the resignation of two government ministers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been desecrated and my dignity hasn\u2019t been protected, despite having been in Kiev since February 24, 2022,\u201d<\/em> Yermak said in a text message to the New York Post on Friday, referring to the date when the ongoing armed conflict with Russia began.
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\u201cI\u2019m disgusted by the filth directed at me, and even more disgusted by the lack of support from those who know the truth,\u201d<\/em> he added, without specifying further.<\/p>\n

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Yermak denied any wrongdoing and said he had resigned because he did not want to \u201ccreate problems\u201d<\/em> for Zelensky. \u201cI\u2019m going to the front and am prepared for any reprisals,\u201d<\/em> he said, seemingly implying that he would serve on the front line.<\/p>\n

Opposition MPs have alleged that Yermak was involved in embezzlement in the energy sector uncovered earlier this month, and EU diplomats have reportedly pressured Zelensky to fire him.<\/p>\n

Zelensky, who recently called on the opposition to put an end to\u00a0\u201cpolitical infighting,\u201d<\/em> thanked Yermak for his \u201cpatriotic position\u201d<\/em> during Ukraine\u2019s dealings with foreign countries. He promised a \u201creset\u201d<\/em> of the presidential office and said he would soon name Yermak\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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