Zelensky would not yield to requests to dismiss Yermak

Earlier this week, members of Zelensky&rsquo;s party, opposition lawmakers, and pro-democracy organizations put pressure on the president to dismiss Yermak, even though anti-corruption agencies have not said that the influential aide was involved in a $100 million bribery scheme in Ukraine&rsquo;s energy sector.Zelensky met with representatives of his parliamentary party late Thursday and made it clear that he would not yield, according to one participant in the meeting.Jermak EPA/GIAN EHRENZELLER&ldquo;As for Yermak, the president clearly said that personnel matters in his office are his business,&rdquo; a Ukrainian lawmaker from President Zelensky&rsquo;s party, Servant of the People, told Politico on condition of anonymity.The internal jockeying comes at a time when Russia and some U.S. officials are again pressuring Kyiv to agree to the so-called peace plan, which appears to favor Kremlin demands&mdash;although during talks with several journalists in Kyiv, U.S. officials insisted that the plan is comprehensive and does not represent Ukraine&rsquo;s capitulation to Russia.&ldquo;We are here to support the Ukrainians as we have throughout this conflict, and we are here to ensure that this is a good plan for the Ukrainian people,&rdquo; said U.S. Army spokesman Colonel Dave Butler.After the parliamentary meeting, Zelensky addressed the nation late Thursday.&ldquo;I was in a meeting with the parliamentary majority faction; there were various questions, there were sensitive issues,&rdquo; the president said, without specifying who was involved regarding Yermak.&ldquo;But the agreement is obvious&mdash;everyone must work for Ukraine, and that is how it will be. The wartime parliament must function. And I thank everyone who helps ensure this. And there will be decisions that will help achieve that,&rdquo; Zelensky added.

Zelensky would not yield to requests to dismiss Yermak

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