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Zelensky removes top aide and negotiator after anti&graft raids
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator on Friday, after detectives raided Andriy Yermak's house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. Yermak's removal deals a serious blow to Zelensky, who faces a mounting Russian offensive in the east as Washington peddles a plan to end the war that Kyiv fears will hand big concessions to Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator on Friday, after detectives raided Andriy Yermak's house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. Yermak's removal deals a serious blow to Zelensky, who faces a mounting Russian offensive in the east as Washington peddles a plan to end the war that Kyiv fears will hand big concessions to Moscow.
