Andriy Yermak

NABU charges Yermak with money laundering

The National Anti‑Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti‑Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have charged former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak with money laundering, the agencies announced on May 11.

11 May, 10:41 PM

Zelenskyy leans on parliamentary allies after Yermak’s exit

After President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his longtime chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak in late 2025, the president has increasingly been consulting with Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk and other parliamentarians, RBC-Ukraine reported on May 4.

4 May, 08:25 PM

Budanov right to call out “phone rule” practices, expert says

Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov’s recent criticism of so‑called “phone rule,” the practice of decisions being made or influenced through private phone calls, is a step in the right direction, political analyst Ihor Reiterovych told NV Radio on April 21.

21 April, 11:49 PM

Budanov works in military uniform and not in Yermak’s former office

Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, comes to work in military uniform and is not based in the former office of his predecessor Andriy Yermak, RBC-Ukraine reported on Apr. 10.

10 April, 11:56 AM

Budanov replaces Yermak as head of Entrepreneurship Support Council

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President, as chairman of the Council for Support of Entrepreneurship, replacing his predecessor Andriy Yermak, according to decree No. 268 published on the presidential website on March 25.

25 March, 05:58 PM

Sean Penn visits Ukrainian troops in Donetsk Oblast

Accompanied by former head of Ukraine’s presidential office Andriy Yermak, the Academy Award–winning actor visited the soldiers of the 157th Mechanized Brigade deployed near Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, the brigade announced on March 18.

18 March, 11:44 PM

Ousted Zelenskyy aide Yermak joins National Bar Association board

Andrii Yermak, the former Presidential Office Head, has been appointed to lead a newly established committee within the National Bar Association of Ukraine (NAAU), the organization's website wrote on March 3.

3 March, 12:40 PM

The Guardian: Kyiv dismissed Western intelligence before invasion

Ukraine’s political leadership, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dismissed repeated warnings from U.S. and British intelligence that Russia was preparing a full-scale invasion, according to an investigation by The Guardian.

20 February, 04:45 PM

Yermak always opposed sanctions on Lukashenko

Kyiv could have imposed sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko much earlier, but former head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak was strongly opposed, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reported on Feb. 18, citing a senior Ukrainian official.

18 February, 11:10 PM

Yermak still not charged in Midas case, expert points out

Despite getting fired over corruption allegations, former presidential office chief Andriy Yermak is neither a suspect nor a witness in the Midas case, Ukrainian political scientist Maksym Nesvytailov told NV Radio on Feb. 17.

18 February, 03:27 AM

Ukrainian delegation split on U.S.–Russia peace talks, report says

The Ukrainian negotiating team is split into two wings with differing views on a potential U.S.–mediated peace deal with Russia, The Economist reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 07:49 PM

Detained Belarusian spy interviewed Yermak four times

A Belarusian journalist identified as Inna Kardash worked for Belarus’ KGB and used her reporting in Ukraine to gather intelligence, Texty.org.ua reported on Feb. 12.

13 February, 03:11 AM

After leaving president’s office, Yermak met Umerov at his Kyiv home — media report

Former head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak met at the Kyiv home of Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, and stayed about three hours after stepping down from his post, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing its investigation.

6 February, 04:12 PM

Budanov’s appointment improved talks with U.S. and Russia, expert says

Former HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov replacing Andriy Yermak as the head of Ukraine’s negotiating team in talks with the United States and Russia made the peace process more substantive, Ukrainian political scientist Ihor Reiterovich told NV on Jan. 27.

28 January, 05:34 AM

Defense Ministry denies reports of Yermak seeking military enlistment

Former head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office Andriy Yermak has never applied to any territorial recruitment and social support center to serve in the Ukrainian military, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said.

15 January, 01:10 PM

Budanov maintained contacts with Trump administration alongside Yermak — Ukrainian media

Kyrylo Budanov, the newly appointed Presidential Office head, maintained contacts with Donald Trump’s administration in his previous role as Military Intelligence Chief, alongside with Andrii Yermak, NV sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda wrote on Jan. 5.

5 January, 11:58 AM

Ukraine’s security chief agrees to step down

Ukraine’s Security Service’s head Vasyl Malyuk has agreed to resign, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Jan. 5, citing sources familiar with the situation.

5 January, 09:33 AM

Spy chief Budanov to run Zelenskyy’s office in sweeping wartime power shake-up

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), to lead the Presidential Office, Zelenskyy announced after meeting with him on Jan. 2.

2 January, 02:00 PM

Yermak’s advisers dismissed, but Leshchenko, Podolyak, and Bevz reassigned — President’s Office

Serhii Leshchenko and Mykhailo Podolyak, who previously served as non-staff advisers to former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak, have been reappointed to advisory roles within the President’s Office. Leshchenko announced the decision during a national TV broadcast on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 02:21 PM

Zelenskyy may name Kyslytsia foreign minister as Sybiha heads to Poland

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s current foreign minister, may be appointed ambassador to Poland and sent to Warsaw, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 16, citing its sources.

16 December 2025, 11:42 AM

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