Zelenskyy strategic adviser confirms he stays in touch with former top aide Yermak – Ukrainska Pravda

Oleksandr Kamyshin, an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on strategic issues, has confirmed that he keeps in touch with Andrii Yermak, former head of the Office of the President, but says he cannot recall what they discuss and insists it does not relate to defence matters.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda in an investigation titled Godfather working remotely: how Ukrainska Pravda tracked down Andrii Yermak

Details: On 27 January, Yermak met Kamyshin, former Ukrainian minister for strategic industries, a member of the supervisory board of the state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) and a strategic adviser to President Zelenskyy.

Kamyshin arrived for the meeting carrying a notebook and left Yermak's office an hour later.

Yermak then left the building in central Kyiv shortly afterwards.

In a comment to Ukrainska Pravda, Kamyshin said he may have visited Yermak's office but could not remember what they talked about.

He said the issues did not relate to the defence sector or to unfulfilled contracts.

Asked whether he continues to communicate with Yermak, Kamyshin said yes.

Quote from Kamyshin: "Of course. He worked as head of the Office [of the President of Ukraine] for a very long time so of course there are some issues we continue to discuss."

More details: Kamyshin also could not recall how many times he had contacted Yermak since he stepped down from his post.

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