Andriy Yermak

Zelenskyy addresses whether new Presidential Office Chief is selected

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet decided who will head his office following the resignation of Andriy Yermak.

14 December 2025, 06:37 PM

Still no decision on Yermak’s replacement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is still considering candidates to serve as his new chief-of-staff, Zelenskyy told reporters on Dec. 8.

9 December 2025, 02:54 AM

Zelenskyy removes Yermak from senior government posts

One week after firing head of President’s Office Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed Yermak from the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) and Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

5 December 2025, 10:25 PM

Digital Transformation Minister seen as main pick for Presidential Office leadership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov as the main candidate to lead the Presidential Office, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 01:46 PM

New head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office to be announced today — MP

The new head of the Presidential Office will be announced on Dec. 5, Golos MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported in his Telegram channel, noting that a week has passed since Andriy Yermak’s dismissal as Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff.

5 December 2025, 12:49 PM

Yermak rewrote information, filtered decisions, and ruled access to Zelenskyy — ex-spokesperson

Former Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak routinely misled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and blocked staff from carrying out the president’s orders, former presidential press secretary Yuliia Mendel told Radio Svoboda on Dec. 2.

3 December 2025, 09:47 AM

Yermak sought the dismissal of SBU chief Malyuk a week before his own removal

Former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak sought the dismissal of Security Service of Ukraine chief Vasyl Malyuk a week before Yermak’s own removal, according to a report by the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:57 AM

Yermak met with Zelenskyy the day after his dismissal

Former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy the day after his dismissal, on Nov. 29, the news outlet RBC-Ukraine reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:16 AM

Zelenskyy has not yet picked new chief of staff to replace Yermak — adviser

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet decided who will head the Office of the President following the dismissal of Andriy Yermak. That’s according to presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn, RBC-Ukraine reported on Nov. 30.

30 November 2025, 10:40 PM

What Yermak’s resignation will change and who should replace him — interview with Hudymenko

What changes to expect after the resignation of Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak, what prompted his decision to go to the front, and who should take over the position, Yurii Hudymenko, a war veteran and head of the public organization Ukrainian Association “Mriya,” as well as the chair of the Public Anti-Corruption Council at the Defense Ministry, said on Radio NV on Nov. 30.

30 November 2025, 06:00 PM

Umerov replaces Yermak as head of Ukraine’s peace talks with U.S. and Russia

National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov has replaced former President’s Office chief Andriy Yermak as head of Ukraine’s delegation for peace talks with the United States, other international partners, and Russian representatives, according to a decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 03:36 PM

Zelenskyy fires Yermak amid energy scandal fallout and growing U.S. pressure

Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff who “accumulated vast power and many enemies,” has emerged as “the most prominent casualty” of the Energoatom corruption scandal amid mounting diplomatic pressure on Ukraine, The Economist reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 02:18 PM

Arakhamia backs Zelenskyy’s move to fire Yermak amid corruption and war pressure

Lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party support his decision to remove Andriy Yermak as head of the Presidential Office, parliamentary faction leader Davyd Arakhamia said on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 01:36 PM

Zelenskyy considering Palisa for chief of staff role — NV source

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering Ukrainian Armed Forces Colonel Pavlo Palisa as the next head of the Presidential Office, a source in the Presidential Office told NV on the evening of Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 12:29 PM

Yermak resigns after NABU raid, says he’ll join troops, blames allies

Former presidential chief-of-staff Andriy Yermak said he plans to head to the frontline after submitting his resignation. He made the statement in comments to The New York Post on Nov. 28, just hours after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine searched his residence.

29 November 2025, 10:41 AM

Ukraine sends Umerov to Florida for talks with Trump allies after Yermak resignation

A Ukrainian delegation has traveled to the United States for talks with Steve Witkoff — the Trump-aligned real estate developer reported to be acting as a special envoy — and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 10:19 AM

Corruption probe forces Zelenskyy to fire Yermak; Witkoff to meet Putin early next week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted the resignation of his most significant aide and confidant Andriy Yermak on Nov. 28, shortly after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) searched Yermak’s residence in Kyiv.

29 November 2025, 02:43 AM

Umerov to meet with Trump’s people in Miami—FT

Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), will meet this week in Miami with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to further discuss the U.S.-backed peace plan, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 12:52 AM

Political crisis in Kyiv, Poland’s Tusk says

In one of the first international reactions to the dismissal of Andriy Yermak, the longtime chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Polish PM Donald Tusk said Ukraine is now in a political crisis.

28 November 2025, 09:26 PM

Raids on Zelenskyy aide Yermak complicate Ukraine's peace talks with U.S.

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office raided the home and office of the now resigned Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's administration, on Nov. 28, escalating a political crisis as Kyiv braces for renewed pressure from the United States to accept a peace deal ending Russia's war, CNN reports.

28 November 2025, 07:45 PM

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