Yermak made the remark in response to a question from a Censor.NET journalist about whether Zelenskyy had expressed support for him.
“I know the president is busy with important [duties] and, honestly, it would be wrong because the president must ensure an independent judiciary,” Yermak said.
“I didn’t reach out because I respect that he is still the president of Ukraine. He has many more important matters now; the country is at war.”
When asked whether U.S. actor Sean Penn, whom Yermak has
previously called a “close friend,” had offered support, Yermak said, “First of
all, I have been working with documents all these days. We didn’t speak by
phone.” Asked whether he had received messages from Penn in messaging apps,
Yermak said he “hadn’t seen” any.