Exclusive: Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff Yermak ran 'troubling' back-channel with Trump’s Susie Wiles
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The back channel that Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, maintained with Donald Trump's recently resigned chief of staff, Susie Wiles, did more harm than good, according to an investigative article by the Kyiv Independent. The direct communication between the two advisers led to serious misunderstandings and significantly worsened relations between Kyiv and the White House.
Andrei Ermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, had an unofficial communication channel with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, but it turned out to be "more problematic than meaningful."
Andrei Ermak, the former head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, had an unofficial communication channel with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, but it turned out to be "more problematic than meaningful. "So, Ermak perceived the polite message from...
Exclusive: Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff Yermak ran 'troubling' back-channel with Trump’s Susie Wiles
U.S. President Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles had a "troubling" back-channel with Andriy Yermak, the controversial former head of the President’s Office Head, the Kyiv Independent can exclusively reveal. The back-channel began after Trump's inauguration in January 2025, when President Volodymyr Zelensky tasked Yermak with establishing contacts with high-level American officials. Yermak and Wiles spoke frequently in the followin…
An investigation by the Kyiv Independent reveals contacts between Jermak and Wiles. Sources claim that misinterpretations of the messages worsened relations between Kyiv and Washington.
Former head of the President's Office, Andrei Yermak, according to Ukrainian and American officials, misinterpreted signals from Donald Trump's entourage and reported to Volodymyr Zelensky about agreements that did not actually exist.
Former head of President Andrei Hermak's Office, following the inauguration of President Donald Trump of the United States, maintained an informal channel of communication with the then White House Chief of Staff, Suzie Wyles. Ukrainian officials described this communication as problematic. Kyiv Independent reports that the channel of communication was created following the inauguration of Trump in January 2025, when President Vladimir Zelenka i…
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