Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities have identified former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak as a suspect in a major money-laundering investigation involving roughly $10.5 million, according to officials in Kyiv.
The report said Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are investigating alleged financial misconduct tied to luxury real estate, the energy sector, defense procurement, and military equipment contracts.
A former chief of staff to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been named as a suspect in a corruption probe. Andriy Yermak has been under investigation in a multi-million-dollar criminal scheme linked to real estate development.
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Al Jazeera’s Audrey MacAlpine reports. pic.twitter.com/rwxVwUqqSk
Authorities stressed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a suspect in the case.
Yermak’s attorney denied the allegations and described the investigation as politically driven. Prosecutors said formal charges could still take months.
Meanwhile, Zelenskyy met with Alex Karp to expand defense cooperation with Palantir Technologies, particularly in battlefield artificial intelligence and drone operations.
The developments came as Russia resumed large-scale drone attacks after a brief U.S.-brokered ceasefire partially reduced fighting.
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