{"id":164585,"date":"2025-11-28T17:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/164585\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:04:07","slug":"blow-to-zelenskiy-as-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-corruption-investigation-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/164585\/","title":{"rendered":"Blow to Zelenskiy as chief of staff resigns amid corruption investigation \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/ukranian\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/ukranian\/\">Ukrainian <\/a>president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\">Volodymyr Zelenskiy<\/a> said on Friday evening that his powerful and polarising chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, had resigned from his post after anti-corruption officials raided his residence and offices earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In an evening address, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\">Zelenskiy <\/a>said that Yermak had \u201cwritten a resignation letter\u201d, and added that he was \u201cgrateful to Andriy for always presenting the Ukrainian position in the negotiation track exactly as it should be\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">But the president said that Ukraine now needs \u201cunity\u201d, adding that \u201cthere should be no reason to be distracted by anything other than defending Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">About a dozen officials from National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor\u2019s Office (Sapo) conducted the search before dawn in Kyiv\u2019s highly secure Government quarter, the agencies said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The development is likely to further weaken Zelenskiy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/ukraine-crisis\/\">a pivotal moment for Ukraine, as he <\/a>seeks to reassure western partners that he is rooting out entrenched corruption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">It also comes as US president Donald Trump puts renewed pressure on Kyiv to accept a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The raid follows other searches related to a major graft probe, called \u201cOperation Midas\u201d, that has embroiled Zelenskiy\u2019s cabinet, toppled several senior Government officials and led to a warrant for the arrest of the president\u2019s former business partner, who has fled the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The case has heightened concern among Kyiv\u2019s western allies over persistent corruption as Ukraine continues to seek substantial financial and military support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">This is a developing story<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday evening that his powerful and polarising chief of staff, Andriy 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