"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. Two national agencies fighting entrenched corruption in Ukraine said their searches targeted Mr Yermak. Oleksii Tkachuk, a spokesman for Mr Yermak, said the anti-graft agencies had not served a notice of suspicion, meaning Mr Yermak was not a suspect in an investigation."
""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."
Oleksii Yermak, Ukraine's lead negotiator in peace talks with Russia and the US and a trusted confidante of Mr Zelensky, had his apartment in the presidential compound searched by anti-corruption agencies. Two national agencies focused on entrenched corruption said their searches targeted Yermak. His spokesman said no notice of suspicion was served and that Yermak had not been informed of the searches' purpose. Yermak said investigators faced no obstacles and that he was cooperating fully with lawyers present. NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are leading a $100 million (£75 million) energy-sector corruption investigation. The European Commission said anti-corruption work is central to EU accession and said it was following developments closely.
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