Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have begun searching the offices of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
One of the two agencies, anti-corruption bureau Nabu, confirmed that its investigative searches had been authorised and said further details would follow.
A corruption scandal has engulfed several figures close to Zelensky, though neither he nor his right-hand man Yermak have been accused of any wrongdoing.
Yermak has played a crucial role throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and he is Kyiv’s lead negotiator in peace talks with the US. However, his position has become increasingly under threat from critics calling for him to go.
