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Tomorrow Zelensky will hold consultations with candidates for the head of the presidential office.
The head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, who was subjected to NABU and SAP searches earlier this morning, submitted his resignation. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening address.
“Inner strength is the foundation of our external unity and our relations with the world. And for inner strength to exist, there must be no reasons to be distracted by anything other than the defense of Ukraine. I want no one to have any questions about Ukraine. Therefore, today the following internal decisions are being made. First, the presidential office of Ukraine will be rebooted. The head of the office, Andriy Yermak, has submitted his resignation,” Zelensky said. He thanked Yermak for ensuring that “the Ukrainian position in the negotiation track was always presented exactly as it should have been.”
“But I want there to be no rumors or speculation. Regarding the new head of the office, tomorrow I will hold consultations with those who can lead this institution,” the president added.
Updated at 17:58. The presidential office website published Zelensky’s decree No. 868/2025 on Yermak’s dismissal. According to sources, NABU is preparing charges against Yermak, potentially related to his interest in a property from the “Dynasty” cooperative. This connection may be documented in recordings from the “Midas” operation.
Previously, it was reported that President Zelensky was aware of the preparation for notifying Yermak of the charges. He was informed about this by the heads of anti-corruption law enforcement agencies. However, after this conversation, the president decided to appoint Yermak to the Ukrainian negotiation delegation.
As MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported, Andriy Yermak appears on the “Mindich tapes” under the pseudonym “Ali-Baba,” where he allegedly gave instructions on how to pressure NABU and SAP. Yermak maintains that the corruption scandal was instigated by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, who has been in the SBU detention facility for the past three years.
Questions remain: did Yermak’s dismissal change anything? Why did the peace plan emerge simultaneously with the Mindichgate scandal? How can Zelensky and Ukraine withstand external pressure from Putin and Trump? And does the president understand that internally, the system he refused to cleanse of corruption has already initiated silent sabotage: “Akela has missed”? Answers to these questions are provided in the article “Zelensky’s Choice: Neither Peace with Russia nor War on Corruption” by the internal politics editor, Inna Vedernikova.
