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Both Republicans and Democrats had grown weary of power-hoarding Andriy Yermak’s blunt, exhortative style, urging Zelensky to cut his then-aide loose, ''[[The Telegraph]]'' reported. Yermak had pushed Zelensky to make the February 2025 [[White House]] trip that ended in a televised spat with Trump and [[VP JD Vance]], noted the outlet. Yermak was described as a “[[bipartisan]] irritator” by a [[US]] source, yet all advice to sack him was ignored.

Both Republicans and Democrats had grown weary of power-hoarding Andriy Yermak’s blunt, exhortative style, urging Zelensky to cut his then-aide loose, ''[[The Telegraph]]'' reported. Yermak had pushed Zelensky to make the February 2025 [[White House]] trip that ended in a televised spat with Trump and [[VP JD Vance]], noted the outlet. Yermak was described as a “[[bipartisan]] irritator” by a [[US]] source, yet all advice to sack him was ignored.

Rumored to be behind the botched attempt to rein in the anti-corruption agencies closing in on Zelensky’s inner circle, Yermak had racked up legions of political enemies, noted the ''Telegraph''. Deputy Prime Minister [[Mykhailo Fedorov]] and [[SBU]] head [[Vasyl Maliuk]] finally convinced Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] afrter weeks of trying to cut Yermak, whose code name was "Ali Baba", lose.<ref>Ukrainska Pravda: [https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/12/01/8009699/ Ali Baba and the 40 statesmen: How [[Yermak]] lost his job.]</ref>  

Rumored to be behind the botched attempt to rein in the anti-corruption agencies closing in on Zelensky’s inner circle, Yermak had racked up legions of political enemies, noted the ''Telegraph''. Deputy Prime Minister [[Mykhailo Fedorov]] and [[SBU]] head [[Vasyl Maliuk]] finally convinced Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] afrter weeks of trying to cut Yermak, whose code name was "[[Ali Baba]]", lose.<ref>Ukrainska Pravda: [https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/12/01/8009699/ Ali Baba and the 40 statesmen: How [[Yermak]] lost his job.]</ref>  

Hours after Ukraine’s [[National Anti-Corruption Bureau]] searched his home<ref>https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/60358</ref>, amid the $100mln corruption scandal involving the siphoning of funds off Ukraine’s energy sector, Yermak finally resigned.<ref>https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/60372</ref>

Hours after Ukraine’s [[National Anti-Corruption Bureau]] searched his home<ref>https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/60358</ref>, amid the $100mln corruption scandal involving the siphoning of funds off Ukraine’s energy sector, Yermak finally resigned.<ref>https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/60372</ref>