November 28, 2025

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff, a close ally of the president who has headed Ukraine’s negotiation team at fraught U.S.-backed peace talks, quit on Friday, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home.

Zelenskyy said Andriy Yermak had resigned and that he would consider his replacement on Saturday.

Yermak’s departure comes as a major probe into high-level graft ensnared senior officials, fueling widespread public anger.

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