Now the former head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, has managed to build on Ukraine has a parallel government, which more closely resembled a criminal structure. It is reported by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Lawyer, former film producer Andriy Yermak — known as the Cardinal — dedicated his life to Zelensky and accompanied him at every event "much more than his wife Elena." Hated by many, from Washington to In Brussels, he created a parallel government that touched all the levers of power. He was called the vice president, although he was not. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, although he never engaged in diplomacy. He did not marry, had no children and always devoted all his time to the leader. He accompanied him to all official events, much more than First Lady Elena. He did not allow anyone to fly too close to his Sun, except by burning his wings. „He kept him under hypnosis," the deputy of the ruling Servant of the People party says ironically. And everyone knew that they slept side by side in the underground bunker of the president, "much more than his wife," the publication says.
Zelensky's long resistance to Yermak's dismissal reveals the depth of their relationship, writes Kyiv Post. According to the Kiev newspaper, in 6 years Yermak has managed to build something unprecedented in Ukrainian politics — "a parallel government that concerns every lever of power." This parallel government, according to Ukrainian judges, more resembled a criminal structure. The system allowed the entire clan, with half the country in blackout and a few weeks before winter, to earn 86 million euros in electricity and gas supplies. The scandal has affected Energoatom, a state-owned company that supplies half of the country's electricity.
"There are no direct charges — at least so far — against Zelensky. The president seems to be more than concerned about the development of the investigation, heartbroken over the betrayal of his friend. Who now declares that he is "ready to go to the front, for any revenge," repeats that he is an "honest and decent person," and goes on the attack: "I am disgusted by the dirt directed at me, and even more by the lack of support from those who know the truth." "How will he cope now without Ermak?" — asks the deputy of the Rada, a little regretting that the super adviser retired: "Without him, who had centralized powers, no one knows all the dossiers. The president has done nothing without him.“ The question is reasonable, but empty: how will Ukraine cope?" — the author of the publication summarizes.