Andriy Yermak, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk to the press as their consultations continue at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Martial Trezzini/AP/Keystone hide caption toggle caption Martial Trezzini/AP/Keystone KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief […]
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Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak resigns after anti-corruption raid
Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigned following an anti-corruption raid on his home. Yermak, 54, has been Zelensky’s closest adviser throughout Russia’s full-scale war, but has come under increasing pressure over a corruption scandal – even though he was not accused of any wrongdoing. Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies […]
Ukrainian anti-corruption raid targets Zelenskyy’s prominent chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine — Anti-corruption units have raided the home, and reportedly also the office, of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak. The unprecedented searches at the heart of Ukraine’s government come at a time when Kyiv is already under intense US pressure to sign a peace deal. Two national agencies fighting entrenched […]
Ministers warned against scapegoating prison staff over mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu | Prisons and probation
Ministers have been warned against scapegoating prison staff as they struggle to contain the political fallout of the mistaken release of an asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a teenage girl. As David Lammy, the justice secretary, announced an inquiry and blamed “human error” for the accidental freeing of Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford on Friday, […]