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Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named in major corruption probe that shocked Ukraine

The Independent·Yuliia Dysa·21 days ago
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Ukrainian authorities on ​Monday named President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful former chief of staff as a suspect in a major corruption probe, a move likely to pile pressure on the president's office at ⁠a sensitive moment in the war with Russia. Kyiv's political class was rocked by a wide-ranging investigation last year that had fueled public anger and prompted the ex-top adviser and Zelenskiy's right-hand man, Andriy Yermak, to resign. In ⁠a statement, Ukraine's anti-graft agencies ​said ⁠Yermak is suspected of participating in a criminal group that laundered around $10.5 million through an elite housing development outside the ⁠capital Kyiv. The agencies did not name Yermak, in line with ​Ukrainian law, ⁠but he was widely identified ‌by local media. Speaking to Ukrainian outlet Radio Liberty, he denied owning real estate in the development but did not comment ‌further.…

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