Senior officials in Ukraine are increasingly alarmed at the president’s reliance on Andriy Yermak, his chief of staff
At a Nato airbase in Belgium, President Zelensky celebrated his greatest achievement by greeting five of Ukraine’s new F-16 pilots. Looming over his shoulder, carefully positioned for the cameras last week, appeared the man who represents his greatest flaw.
As Zelensky’s first elected term drew to a close, senior government, military, law enforcement and diplomatic sources, many of whom requested anonymity, expressed alarm at his growing dependence on Andriy Yermak, his chief of staff, who is accused of amassing personal power and usurping democratic processes.
