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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Virginia Democrat AG nominee Jay Jones ‘roasted’ over 2022 text message scandal during debate: ‘You disqualified yourself’

Virginia Democrat Attorney General nominee Jay Jones sought to defend his past comments during a debate with GOP candidate Jason Miyares, revealing a text message thread in which he said then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, should receive “two bullets to the head.”

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Trump urges Virginia AG nominee Jay Jones to drop out over ‘DEMENTED’ leaked texts targeting fmr GOP leader, his family

President Donald Trump called on Democrat Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones to withdraw from the race after the release of leaked text messages in which Jones made violent remarks about former GOP House Speaker Todd Gilbert, his wife, and children.

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