Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff resigns as corruption investigations widen

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, whose residence was searched earlier in the day by anti-corruption investigators. Yermak has been Ukraine’s lead negotiator in peace talks with Russia and the United States. He has also been a trusted confidante of Zelenskyy’s for years. The unprecedented searches at the heart of Ukraine’s government come at a time when Kyiv is under intense U.S. pressure to s