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Situation with Yermak could ruin Zelensky’s reputation in West — Russian diplomat

TASS · · 139 words
International Perception of Zelensky Ukrainian Government Corruption

Russian Foreign Ministry official Rodion Miroshnik commented on the indictment of Andrey Yermak, the former head of the Ukrainian presidential office, regarding an alleged $10.5 million money laundering scheme. Miroshnik suggested that the scandal would lead the West to view President Zelensky as a corrupt official.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/politics/2129515

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The indictment of Andrey Yermak, former head of the Ukrainian presidential office”
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Multiple independent sources (TASS, and another news outlet reporting on the corruption inquiry) confirm that Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has been indicted/formally accused.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andriy Borysovych Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer who served as the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from 2020 to 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yermak
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web search NEUTRAL — Subsequently, Yermak's residence was searched on November 28, and by evening, Zelensky had dismissed him from his position. Since late April, Ukrainian media outlets and parliament members have contin…
https://tass.com/world/2129483
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web search NEUTRAL — The former chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has been formally accused of involvement in a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme, the country’s top anti-graft agencies and news…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/europe/ukraine-corr…
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“Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies reported that they had uncovered an organized group involved in laundering $10.5 million through luxury construction projects near Kiev”
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Two independent sources specifically mention the amount of 460 million hryvnia (approximately $10.5 million) and the involvement of luxury construction projects near Kyiv. One source explicitly mentions the joint statement from anti-corruption agencies, and another mentions the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court seizing the real estate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv Oblast (Ukrainian: Київська область, romanized: Kyivska oblast, IPA: [ˈkɪjiu̯sʲkɐ ˈɔblɐsʲtʲ]), also called Kyivshchyna (Київщинa, IPA: [ˈkɪjiu̯ʃtʃɪnɐ]), is an oblast (province) in central and nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_Oblast
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_front_of_the_Russian_…
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“Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies... had charged one of its members - the former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office”
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Three separate reports confirm that the former head of President Zelensky's office (Yermak) was charged as a member of an organized group involved in the laundering of approximately 460 million UAH ($10.5 million) related to luxury construction near Kyiv.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Igor Anatolyevich Zelensky (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Зеленский; born 13 July 1969) is a Russian ballet dancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Zelensky
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
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