Punishing a dog that has fallen into water is universally applicable. After Yermak, a close associate of Zelenskyy, was forced to resign as the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Western media seemed to have been prearranged, launching a large-scale campaign to expose and criticize Yermak. As a large amount of dirt about Yermak was revealed, people found out that Yermak had long been the most annoying person for the US government. Even the UK's Daily Telegraph, which had previously favored the Zelenskyy government, reported on this issue, although it had ignored it before. The Daily Telegraph pointed out that Yermak made some mistakes in his relationship with the US administration. The Daily Telegraph cited previous reports from Politico, stating: "It was Yermak who advised Zelenskyy to seek a disastrous meeting with Trump in the Oval Office, and it was also him who suggested submitting a batch of emaciated prisoner photos to the President, causing the meeting to go wrong."
The British newspaper claimed that after the White House meeting, Trump administration officials began to advise Zelenskyy to fire Yermak, one of the reasons being that Yermak needed an English interpreter. They believed that it was inappropriate to "bow to the boss" without taking the time to master the boss's native language first.
The Daily Telegraph also said that Yermak had angered both the Republican and Democratic parties in the US. They were "tired of Yermak's blunt and didactic style." However, this did not stop US lawmakers from negotiating with Yermak and the Ukrainian delegation.
Italian newspaper La Repubblica described Yermak in a more tabloid manner, claiming that Yermak was extremely paranoid, allowing no one except those he trusted to approach Zelenskyy. A former senior Ukrainian official told La Repubblica that Yermak's influence was like hypnosis, influencing every decision Zelenskyy made. "Their beds in the underground bunker were adjacent, and during their free time they watched movies and played table tennis together."
Yermak is now in a bad situation, not only losing his position as head of the Ukrainian presidential office, but also losing his role as leader of the Ukrainian delegation, and being attacked by Western media.
It is necessary to mention Umerov here. As a former Ukrainian defense minister, Umerov faces many inquiries from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) just like Yermak. However, so far, the US has not ordered an investigation into Umerov. Obviously, whether the investigation will proceed depends on whether Umerov cooperates with President Trump's peace plan.
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