The attacks on such a crucial ally could hardly come at a more sensitive moment for Zelenskyy.
Kyiv faces a massive budget shortfall, and the president must convince his Western allies that Ukraine is a safe place to send billions of euros in vital funding.
Two people directly involved in the political discussions said Zelenskyy would fight back and defend Yermak from the mounting criticism later this week.
While there have been attempts to link Yermak directly to the snowballing corruption scandal, the campaign against him is also a sign of broader frustration — within both the opposition and Zelenskyy’s party — over Yermak’s domineering presence in the presidential office.
An earlier drive by that office to strip Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau of its independence triggered public fury in July.
The immediate flashpoint rocking Ukrainian politics — and fueling the attack against Yermak — is a corruption scandal in the country’s shattered energy sector.
The NABU anti-corruption bureau, however, says it can “neither confirm nor deny” that allegation, and Yermak himself protests his innocence. »
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