The anti-corruption court in Ukraine has ordered the arrest of the former chief of staff of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Andriy Yermak, for 60 days on charges of money laundering, reports Anadolu.

According to the decision published by the court, the bail is set at 140 million hryvnias (about 3.1 million dollars).

Yermak was formally charged in May with money laundering. criminal activity and he could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.

Speaking during the hearing, Yermak said his legal team will appeal the detention order.

He also said he did not have the funds to pay the bail himself, but had “enough acquaintances and friends” who could do so on his behalf.

The court ruled that if bail is paid, Yermak will is fitted with an electronic monitoring bracelet and will be banned from leaving Kyiv. He will also be ordered to surrender his foreign and diplomatic passports and not to contact businessman Timur Mindich, former deputy prime minister Oleksiy Chernyshov and other witnesses.

The defense called the case “politically motivated”.

Yermak served as chief of staff from 2020 to 2025, when he was fired amid allegations of corruption.

Media reports have linked Yermak to suspected corruption schemes linked to businessman Mindich, a central figure in the Ukrainian anti-corruption investigation known as Operation Midas.

Mindich and Zelenskyy are longtime associates and acquaintances, connected through the Kvartal 95 entertainment company. The case has attracted attention because of their long-term professional ties.

Agencies Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs suspect Mindich of being involved in a wide-ranging embezzlement and bribery scheme linked to state-owned energy company Energoatom. According to media reports, investigators claim that the scheme involves about $100 million. Mindich denies any wrongdoing.

Source: prizrenpost