Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Head of the Office of the Presidency of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (L) during their meeting at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on November 18, 2025. Ukraine and the US are launching talks in Switzerland on ways to end the war, a Ukrainian negotiator said on November 22, 2025, after Washington sent Kyiv a plan which accepts some of Moscow's demands. Zelensky appointed his top aide, Andriy Yermak, to lead the team, according to a presidential decree. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Zelensky’s chief of staff and lead negotiator in U.S. talks resigns after anti-corruption investigators search his home, office

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the resignation of Andriy Yermak, his longtime chief of staff and the country’s most influential official after himself. The move came just hours after anti-corruption investigators searched Yermak’s residence and office in connection with a massive embezzlement probe.

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Patel shutters ‘corrupt’ FBI unit that previously spied on GOP senators, firing agents involved

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI has officially dismantled a public corruption unit, known as CR-15, in addition to firing a number of agents connected to previous misconduct involving surveillance of Republican senators — outed by a recent report by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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