Yermak resignation

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

‘It’s an honor and a responsibility’: Budanov accepts Zelenskyy’s offer to lead Presidential Office

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), has accepted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to lead the Presidential Office, he announced in a post on his official Telegram channel.

2 January, 02:30 PM

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

Servant of the People wants out ministers tied to Yermak

Several government positions may soon become vacant — the post of Minister of education and science, Minister for Ukraine’s reconstruction and Minister for communities and territories development, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 01:45 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

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

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

Devices seized in NABU search of Yermak’s home as Zelenskyy prepares to name successor

Investigators seized several devices, including phones and laptops, during searches at the home of outgoing Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak, journalist Andriy Tkach told Ukrainian media. He said the contents of those devices are now being examined.

29 November 2025, 01:00 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

Yermak steps down as Zelenskyy plans government overhaul

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Nov. 28 that Andriy Yermak had submitted his resignation as chief of staff amid U.S. peace talks and a wider political shake-up.

28 November 2025, 06:53 PM

Ukraine forms new delegation for U.S. talks after Yermak’s resignation

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced who will represent Ukraine in upcoming negotiations with the United States following the resignation of Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak.

28 November 2025, 05:40 PM

Yermak resignation