"Oleksii Tkachuk, a spokesperson for Yermak, said the anti-graft agencies had not served Yermak a notice of suspicion, meaning he was not a suspect in an investigation. Tkachuk added that Yermak had not been told what the searches related to. Yermak, a powerful figure in Ukraine and a key participant in talks with the United States, confirmed they searched his apartment inside the presidential compound in downtown Kyiv, where checkpoints limit public access."
"The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs. They are currently leading a major investigation into a $100 million energy sector corruption scandal involving top Ukrainian officials which has dominated domestic headlines in recent weeks. It was not clear if the searches were connected to the case and a spokesperson for the NABU, Anton Tatarnikov, declined to comment, citing legal restrictions on revealing"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of chief of staff Andrii Yermak after anti-corruption investigators searched Yermak's residence inside the presidential compound. Yermak served as Ukraine's lead negotiator in talks with Russia and the United States and was a long-time confidant of Zelenskyy. A spokesperson said Yermak had not been served a notice of suspicion and had not been told the searches' purpose. Yermak said investigators faced no obstacles and that he was cooperating with lawyers present. National anti-corruption agencies are probing a $100 million energy-sector corruption scandal; links to the searches remained unclear.
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