{"id":1327060,"date":"2025-11-29T18:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/he-was-my-friend-before-and-will-be-after-yermak-commented-on-his-relationship-with-zelensky-after-his-resignation\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T18:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:34:28","slug":"he-was-my-friend-before-and-will-be-after-yermak-commented-on-his-relationship-with-zelensky-after-his-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/he-was-my-friend-before-and-will-be-after-yermak-commented-on-his-relationship-with-zelensky-after-his-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe was my friend before and will be after\u201d: Yermak commented on his relationship with Zelensky after his resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak commented on his dismissal and said that he will continue to consider President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a friend. He also confirmed his participation in peace talks with the United States to end Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This is reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/56f7d3c0-7704-431b-8e4a-e332802afb9e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Financial Times<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> Andriy Yermak noted that his relations with Volodymyr Zelensky remain friendly, despite his dismissal from the position of Head of the Presidential Office.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;He was my friend before this job and I will consider him that after it,&#8221; said Andriy Yermak.<\/p>\n<p> The former head of the OPU also confirmed that he was scheduled to fly to the United States on November 29 for talks with representatives of President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration regarding the peace plan.<\/p>\n<p> Yermak emphasized that he was responsible for developing the first 28-point US peace plan, which contained Russia&#8217;s demands for Ukraine to surrender territories and abandon NATO membership.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The delegation under my leadership in Geneva, together with our American partners, managed to ensure that the 28-point document no longer exists,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p> At the same time, Yermak emphasized that there are several difficult points that still need to be agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;In any case, despite the pressure, the president will not sign or approve anything that contradicts the interests of Ukraine,&#8221; said Andriy Yermak.<\/p>\n<p> \t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/this-decision-should-have-been-made-long-ago-us-congress-commented-on-yermaks-resignation\/\">&#8220;This decision should have been made long ago&#8221;: US Congress commented on Yermak&#8217;s resignation<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\nEarlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/yermak-napysav-zaiavu-pro-zvilnennia\/\">the head of the President&#8217;s Office, Andriy Yermak,<\/a> submitted a resignation letter.<\/p>\n<p> The day before, it became known that Fedir Venislavsky, a member of parliament from the Servant of the People faction and former representative of the president in the Verkhovna Rada and the Constitutional Court, believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/yermak-maie-pity-u-vidstavku-sered-sluh-narodu-zriie-bunt\/\">the head of the OP, Andriy Yermak, should be fired.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> It was previously reported that on the morning of November 28, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/nabu-i-sap-provodiat-obshuky-u-kerivnyka-op-andriia-yermaka\/\">NABU detectives, together with SAPO prosecutors, were conducting investigative actions in the government quarter<\/a> , where the office of the head of the President&#8217;s Office, Andriy Yermak, is located.<\/p>\n<p> We will remind, the head of the President&#8217;s Office, Andriy <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/yermak-fihuruie-na-plivkakh-mindicha-nardep\/\">Yermak, also appears on the &#8220;Mindich tapes&#8221; released by NABU as part of the investigation into corruption in the energy sector.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> By the way, the head of the President&#8217;s Office, Andriy <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/yermak-dav-pidkontrolnym-sylovykam-zavdannia-znyshchyty-nabu-ta-sap-bohuslavets\/\">Yermak, gave the security forces under his control the task of destroying the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor&#8217;s Office.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chief of Staff of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak commented on his dismissal and said that he will continue to consider President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a friend. He also confirmed his participation in peace talks with the United States to end Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine. This is reported by the Financial Times . 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