"Mr Yermak has been Ukraine's lead negotiator in peace talks with Russia and the US, and he has been a trusted confidante of Mr Zelensky for years. The unprecedented searches at the heart of Ukraine's government come at a time when Kyiv is under intense US pressure to sign a peace deal nearly four years after Russia invaded. Russian forces have also been making slow but steady territorial gains in the east of Ukraine in recent months."
""The investigators are facing no obstacles," Mr Yermak wrote on Telegram. He added that he was co-operating fully with them and his lawyers were present. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are leading a major investigation into a 100 million dollar (£75 million) energy sector corruption scandal involving senior Ukrainian officials which has dominated domestic headlines in recent weeks."
Mr Yermak has served as Ukraine's lead negotiator in talks with Russia and the US and is a trusted confidante of Mr Zelensky. Unprecedented searches at the centre of Ukraine's government occurred while Kyiv faced US pressure to sign a peace deal and during Russian territorial gains in the east. Two national anti-corruption agencies said their searches targeted Mr Yermak. His spokesman said no notice of suspicion had been served and that Mr Yermak had not been told the subject of the searches. Mr Yermak confirmed a search of his apartment, said investigators faced no obstacles, and stated he was cooperating. NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are leading a major investigation into a $100 million energy sector corruption scandal.
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