Zelensky to Be ARRESTED NEXT? Top Aide Andriy Yermak NABBED By Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agents

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Ukraine’s government was shaken this week after anti-corruption agents carried out a surprise search targeting Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff.    A photo published by Ukrainskaya Pravda appeared to show investigators walking into Yermak’s office in Kyiv’s government district. Around ten officers from Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies took part in the operation.     #ZelenskyArrest #AndriyYermakArrested #UkraineAntiCorruption #UkrainePolitics #ZelenskyUkraine #UkraineScandal #UkraineNews #CorruptionProbeUkraine #YermakNabbed #UkraineBreakingNews #PoliticalDramaUkraine #UkraineUpdates #ZelenskyCrisis #UkraineGovernmentNews #UkraineTopAideArrest  ~PR.152~HT.408~ED.420~

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00:00Ukraine's government was shaken this week

00:26after anti-corruption agents carried out a surprise search targeting Andriy Yermak,

00:34President Volodymyr Zelensky's powerful chief of staff.

00:37A photo published by Ukrainskaya Pravda appeared to show investigators walking into Yermak's office

00:46and Kiev's government district.

00:49Around 10 officers from Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies took part in the operation.

00:56Yermak later admitted that his home had also been searched.

01:01He said he was fully cooperating and had nothing to hide.

01:06NABU, the country's main anti-corruption bureau, confirmed the raids and said more details would come soon.

01:15The search is part of a larger scandal linked to businessman Timur Mindich, a longtime associate of Zelensky.

01:23Investigators say Mindich ran a huge kickback scheme in the energy sector.

01:31The case has already touched two cabinet ministers and several other high-level officials.

01:38Even as pressure grows, Zelensky has refused to fire Yermak.

01:44Instead, he publicly backed the investigations and imposed sanctions on Mindich, who fled the country just before the search of his home.

01:55Yermak's position actually seemed to strengthen last week, when he was appointed Ukraine's lead negotiator for a new U.S. peace proposal,

02:05something some commentators believe is meant to protect him politically.

02:10The controversy also revived debate about the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies.

02:18Earlier this year, Zelensky attempted to place NABU and SAP under the Prosecutor General's office,

02:26a plan that was abandoned after pushback from international partners.

02:30Amid the unfolding scandal, Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in,

02:37using the moment to criticize Ukraine's leadership,

02:41claims Kiev officials have dismissed as political propaganda.

02:47For now, Ukrainians are watching closely as investigators dig deeper,

02:52wondering just how far the scandal will reach.

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