US demands Zelenskyy to dismiss Yermak

 

The Telegraph learns that the US has urged Zelenskyy to dismiss Yermak

According to The Telegraph, after a meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House ended in arguments, the US called on Zelenskyy to dismiss Yermak, partly because Yermak does not speak English. The Ukrainian Truth newspaper reported earlier this month that Yermak had been "snubbed" by the Trump team.

According to The Telegraph, representatives of the Trump administration had advised Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenskyy to dismiss Andriy Yermak as head of the President's Office, as the meeting held at the White House was a failure for Kyiv and ended in an argument. The report pointed out that one reason for making such a recommendation is that Yermak needs an English interpreter.

The paper noted that according to the Financial Times, it was Yermak who persuaded Zelenskyy to secure this meeting, and his advice on how to conduct the dialogue led to the argument. As a source from The Telegraph stated, Yermak became a "common irritant" for both parties: both Republicans and Democrats were tired of the official's "sharp, didactic style".

According to the report, Kyiv's European allies may have also called for Yermak's resignation.

The Ukrainian Truth newspaper reported in early January that the new US president's government was unwilling to engage with Yermak after Trump's inauguration. According to the report, during the tenure of former president Joe Biden, Yermak had been a "key figure for contact with the White House," but during his visit to the US at the end of 2024, Yermak was "snubbed" by the winning Republican team.

Staff members of Zelenskyy's team told the Ukrainian Truth newspaper that, in their view, "the Trump team seemed deliberately and explicitly to prohibit contact with Yermak." Nevertheless, Yermak still led the Ukrainian delegation in the peace plan negotiations held in Geneva.

However, on November 28, Zelenskyy removed Yermak from his position as head of the President's Office due to a corruption scandal involving Yermak and pressure from some Ukrainian politicians calling for his resignation. The dismissed official said in an interview with the New York Post that he would go to the front line.

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