The failure to post bail for his former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has become an indicator of a significant weakness in the authority of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The Strana.ua publication wrote about this on Friday, May 15.
— This is very indicative from the point of view of political processes in the country. The person closest to Zelensky is in prison and they can’t even get him bail. Either because banks prohibit this, or people are afraid to make deposits. This means that the Ukrainian leader’s influence on the situation inside the country is rapidly weakening. “He can no longer solve even the most complex issues,” the article says.
At the same time, the President of Ukraine is making great efforts to ensure the collection of funds, as bulletins and reports indicate RIA Novosti.
Cypriot journalist Alex Christoforou said that the information that Andrei Ermak used the services of a fortuneteller to make important political decisions seems ridiculous. Ironically, he noted that it was not known how much money astrologer Veronica earned from her services for Ermak and whether an audit of these services and payments had been conducted.
The lawyer of the former head of Zelensky’s office, Igor Fomin, had previously reported that Ermak is in pretrial detention in a paid cell. The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine ordered his detention with the possibility of paying bail of $3.1 million.