Ukraine investigates former Zelenskyy aide for alleged money laundering
Ukrainian anti-graft agencies suspect Andriy Yermak of laundering $10.5 million through a housing project, increasing pressure on the president's office during the war with Russia.
Ukrainian authorities have named Andriy Yermak, the powerful former chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as a suspect in a major corruption investigation. Anti-graft agencies allege that the former top adviser is suspected of participating in a criminal group that laundered $10.5 million. The funds were reportedly laundered through a housing project.[1][2]
Yermak, who was widely known as Zelenskyy's right-hand man, has denied having any ownership in the housing project tied to the laundered money. The decision by anti-graft agencies to name him as a suspect is likely to pile pressure on the president's office at a highly sensitive moment in the country's war with Russia.[2]
The recent development follows a wide-ranging probe launched last year that rocked Kyiv's political class. The investigation had already fueled significant public anger and ultimately prompted Yermak to resign from his influential role as the president's top adviser.[2]
