RT reported on November 28 that the Chief of Staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr. Andrey Yermak, submitted his resignation after being accused of being involved in a recently discovered money laundering operation in Ukraine.
Earlier in the day, Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), raided and searched Mr. Yermak's apartment.
The raid is believed to be linked to an investigation into a $100 million corruption ring announced by NABU and SAPO earlier this month. The crime ring is said to be closely linked to Mr Zelensky’s inner circle and is headed by Timur Mindich, a former business associate of the Ukrainian leader.
The group is accused of embezzling money from the state-owned nuclear power company Energoatom, which relies heavily on Western aid. The scandal is exacerbated by Ukraine's dire energy situation.
The main suspect, Mindich, left the country hours before his residence was searched by NABU and SAPO. Shortly after the scandal broke, opposition MP Yaroslav Zhelezhnyak claimed that Mr Yermak was among the individuals arrested in incriminating recordings made by NABU and that Yermak was allegedly “well aware” of the corruption scheme.
This summer, President Zelensky failed in his attempt to bring NABU and SAPO under executive control, and Yermak is rumored to be the mastermind behind the attack on the agencies. The Ukrainian leader has accused the anti-corruption agencies of being infiltrated by Russian agents. Moscow, however, denies any connection with them, saying NABU and SAPO have always been instruments of Western control over Kiev.
Meanwhile, Mr. Yermak denied any wrongdoing and said he resigned because he did not want to "cause trouble" for President Zelensky.
Source: https://khoahocdoisong.vn/tro-ly-hang-dau-cua-tong-thong-ukraine-zelensky-tu-chuc-post2149072577.html
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