Kremlin: Yermak’s resignation shows the deepest crisis in Ukraine
Referring to the resignation of Zelensky’s chief of staff, who was also the chief peace negotiator of Ukraine, the Kremlin spokesman said that this situation indicates the deepest crisis in the coury.
According to RCO News Agency, early on Friday, Ukrainian Preside Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.
Referring to Yermak’s dismissal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, referring to Yermak’s dismissal, “the eves taking place in Kyiv show the deepest political crisis in this coury caused by the Ukrainian corruption scandal,” according to Sputnik News agency.
Peskov said that the consequences of the corruption scandal in Kyiv could be very differe, and it is unlikely that anyone can answer what the scandal will lead to.
The Kremlin spokesman further noted that the United States and Europe are now considering what will happen next in the midst of the corruption scandal in Kiev.
He added that corruption in Kyiv has always been rooted in the money that Europeans and Americans give for war, and it still stems from it.
Yermak sacrificed himself to Zelensky
In the meaime, the New York Times also poied to Yermak’s dismissal and wrote that the resignation of Zelenskiy’s chief of staff Yermak may be an attempt to preve the vote of no confidence in the Ukrainian governme in the parliame of this coury.
According to this newspaper, Yermak may have “agreed to sacrifice himself” in an attempt to avoid a vote of no confidence in the governme. However, it is not clear whether this will be enough to solve the crisis.
If the vote of no confidence is passed, Zelensky’s cabinet will be forced to resign.
The newspaper noted that no influeial leader has called for Zelenskiy’s resignation, as elections are not held during military rule.
On November 10, Ukraine’s National Ai-Corruption Bureau and the Special Ai-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, both operating independely of Zelenskyi’s office, announced an investigation io a major corruption scheme in the energy sector, dubbed Operation Midas.
Searches were conducted at the Energoatom energy company and the residence of erepreneur Timur Mindich and the currely suspended Minister of Justice German Galushchenko.
The investigation showed that the participas in this plan laundered about 100 million dollars.
Ukraine’s National Ai-Corruption Bureau also began releasing recordings of conversations from Myndych’s apartme that revealed discussions of corrupt practices.
On November 17, reports suggested that Andriy Yermak, alias “Alibaba,” may be involved in the Mindich cases.
The corruption scandal created a deep crisis in the Ukrainian governme; Parliame was suspended and several members of parliame, including members of the ruling pro-presideial party, “Servas of the People”, demanded the resignation of Zelensky’s chief of staff.
On November 28, it was reported that ai-corruption ages were searching Yermak’s apartme and office. He himself confirmed that investigative measures are underway. Zelensky later announced that Yermak had submitted his resignation letter.
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