US EditionUkraine anti-corruption office searches office of Zelenskyy’s chief of staff
- On Friday, investigators searched Andriy Yermak’s home and office in Kyiv, with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office authorising actions at premises linked to the Office of the President inside the presidential compound.
- Earlier this month, investigators unveiled an alleged $100m kickback scheme at Energoatom involving contractors building fortifications, with a 15-month probe using 1,000 hours of audio recordings in Operation Midas.
- Yermak said on Telegram he is cooperating fully, gave investigators full access, and his lawyers are present on site while roughly a dozen officers entered his Kyiv residence before dawn.
- The scandal has weakened President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's position, with two ministers resigning recently and Kyiv launching a massive audit of state-owned companies.
- US officials heading to Moscow next week coincide with searches on Andriy Yermak, Kyiv's lead negotiator, while the European Union urges Ukraine to crack down on graft.
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Walls Closing in on Zelensky as Authorities Raid Powerful Chief of Staff's Home
Ukraine’s fight against graft took a dramatic turn Friday when anti-corruption investigators raided the apartment of Andriy Yermak, the longtime chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sap) carried out the search, confirming the action was court-authorized but holding back on specifics for now. Yermak, 54, who has shaped Kyiv’s strategy ag…
Ukrainian anti-corruption raid targets Zelenskyy's prominent chief of staff
Ukrainian anti-corruption units have raided the home of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak. Yermak's spokesperson said the detectives had not served him with a note of suspicion and they had not told him what the searches relate…
How far does the corruption scandal in Ukraine reach? Now, a close confidant of President Wolodymyr Selenskyj has been targeted by the investigators: Presidential Chief Andriy Jermak.
Ukrainian anti-corruption raid targets Zelenskyy's prominent chief of staff
Ukrainian anti-corruption units have raided the home of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak. Yermak's spokesperson said the detectives had not served him with a note of suspicion and they had not told him what the searches relate…
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