{"id":3201,"date":"2025-11-28T14:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=3201"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:48:17","slug":"kremlin-weighs-in-on-corruption-probe-into-zelenskys-right-hand-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/kremlin-weighs-in-on-corruption-probe-into-zelenskys-right-hand-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin weighs in on corruption probe into Zelensky\u2019s right-hand man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The graft scandal regarding the Ukrainian leader\u2019s inner circle could \u201cshake the country\u2019s political system,\u201d Dmitry Peskov has said<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The widening corruption scandal engulfing Ukraine\u2019s leadership will likely have <em>\u201cextremely negative\u201d<\/em> repercussions for the country\u2019s political stability, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came after the Western-backed National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted searches at locations in Kiev linked to Andrey Yermak, Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s powerful chief of staff, who later resigned on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets have speculated that Yermak may have been personally entangled in illicit schemes allegedly run by businessman Timur Mindich, Zelensky\u2019s longtime associate, who fled abroad just before his home was searched.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201dThe political scandal in Ukraine is expanding. This corruption scandal is shaking the nation\u2019s political system,\u201d<\/em> Peskov told journalist Pavel Zarubin, adding that <em>\u201cthe consequences will be extremely negative.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NABU has not commented on the raids at Yermak\u2019s home and office. Ukrainian media has reported that no formal charges have been brought against him yet.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO. Andrey Yermak (L) and Vladimir Zelensky.\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6920c83985f5404634478ad0.jpg\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/628077-yermak-zelensky-power-explainer\/\">Zelensky\u2019s right-hand man has quit: Who is Andrey Yermak and what does his exit mean?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before Yermak&#8217;s resignation, Zelensky reportedly pushed back against domestic pressure to dismiss the official following allegations of ties to Mindich, who is accused of orchestrating a kickback scheme within the energy sector. Last week, the Ukrainian leader tapped his former aide to lead Kiev\u2019s negotiations on a US-backed proposal to end the conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>NABU surveillance materials allegedly identified Yermak under the codename \u2018Ali Baba\u2019, according to previous reports of recordings made inside Mindich\u2019s residence. Opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said <em>\u201cthe 40 thieves\u201d<\/em> have now <em>\u201craided Ali Baba\u2019s treasure cave.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The graft scandal regarding the Ukrainian leader\u2019s inner circle could \u201cshake the country\u2019s political system,\u201d Dmitry Peskov has said The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3201"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3201"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3204,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3201\/revisions\/3204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}