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Ukraine Court Jails Ex–Deputy PM in $100 Million Energy Graft Probe as Pressure Builds on Yermak

The ruling sharpens a political reckoning over the president’s powerful chief of staff as lawmakers and allies demand a reset.

Andrii Yermak is often seen at President Zelensky side during his foreign trips
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Overview

  • The High Anti-Corruption Court ordered former deputy prime minister Oleksiy Chernyshov held for 60 days and set bail at UAH 51.6 million in the Energoatom corruption case.
  • NABU and SAPO allege a coordinated scheme tied to state energy contracts that laundered roughly $100 million, supported by extensive wiretaps released in recent days.
  • Parliament’s session was halted after opposition lawmakers blocked a vote to dismiss two energy ministers and pushed for removal of the entire cabinet.
  • Calls to sack presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak grew, including from Servant of the People MP Fedir Venislavskyi, while investigators declined to confirm claims that Yermak appears on case tapes.
  • POLITICO reported Zelenskyy will hold crunch meetings this week as Ukrainian media reported Yermak traveled to London to meet Ambassador Valeriy Zaluzhny, reflecting the widening stakes of the crisis.