Zelenskyy reportedly won't be dismissing top aide Yermak for now
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has decided not to replace Andrii Yermak, Head of the President's Office, for now, despite the public's frustration over his performance and critical comments from officials.
Source: Yaroslav Zhelezniak, an MP from the Holos (Voice) party; Ukrainska Pravda sources in political circles
Details: Zhelezniak posted on social media that "the president has decided not to dismiss Yermak". He also said that Zelenskyy will "mount a counteroffensive against everyone who was involved in Mindichgate [i.e. the investigation]".
Ukrainska Pravda sources have also confirmed that the president has decided not to dismiss the head of his Office for now.
Read more: Mindichgate: one week on from the corruption scandal, what's going on in the government?
Background:
- Key government figures close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have been advising him to dismiss Andrii Yermak following the high-profile Operation Midas investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).
- MP Mykyta Poturaiev posted a statement by members of the Servant of the People faction calling for a new coalition to be formed in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament), followed by a "Government of National Resilience".
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