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Zelenskyy’s Right-Hand Man Quits as Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Escalates

Andriy Yermak, a close friend of the president for years who was leading Kyiv’s negotiations with Russia, had his home searched by anti-corruption officers.
Zelenskyy’s Right-Hand Man Quits as Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Escalates
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak talks to the press at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Nov. 23, 2025. Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP
Rachel Roberts
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff quit on Nov. 28 after anti-corruption officers searched his home in the morning, amid a corruption scandal threatening to engulf the country.

Andriy Yermak, who was leading Kyiv’s negotiating team in Washington as it tried to hash out peace terms with Russia, confirmed his property was being searched on Nov. 28 and said he was fully cooperating with authorities.

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