Zelensky’s chief of staff resigns as Ukraine corruption scandal widens

“We don’t have a right to retreat or argue between ourselves. If we lose unity, we risk losing everything, ourselves, Ukraine, our future,” Zelensky said. “We must unite, we must hold on. We have no other choice. We won’t have another Ukraine.”

Yermak’s name did not appear on a list of officials that Zelensky said would make up the Ukrainian delegation for the next round of negotiations with the United States.

Zelensky said that “to preserve our internal strength, there must be no reason to be distracted at anything else except for defense of Ukraine. I don’t want anybody to be questioning Ukraine, and that’s why we have today’s decisions.”

In his nightly address, Zelensky announced that he was “resetting” the presidential office. He said Yermak had submitted his resignation and that he would begin consultations on Saturday to appoint a new chief of staff.