{"id":5949,"date":"2026-05-19T12:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:51:27","slug":"zelensky-aides-jailing-was-a-warning-from-washington-ex-ukrainian-diplomat-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/zelensky-aides-jailing-was-a-warning-from-washington-ex-ukrainian-diplomat-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky aide\u2019s jailing was a warning from Washington \u2013 ex-Ukrainian diplomat (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Andrey Yermak has been charged with money laundering amid an intensifying power struggle in Kiev<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The brief detention of a former chief of staff for Vladimir Zelensy last week was a sign of mounting pressure from Kiev\u2019s Western backers, former diplomat and ex-Prosecutor General\u2019s adviser Andrey Telizhenko has told RT. According to him, the development reflects a possible redistribution of political influence inside Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>Andrey Yermak, a longtime confidant of Zelensky, was placed in pre-trial detention in connection with a money laundering investigation conducted by Western-backed anti-corruption agencies. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/640132-yermak-posts-bail-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released<\/a> on Monday after posting bail set at $3.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Telizhenko said he never expected Yermak to remain in custody for long, arguing that the case was primarily political in nature.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe guy is filthy rich. He has billions of dollars, the same as Zelenskyy, stacked up in his pocket around the globe,\u201d<\/em> he alleged. <em>\u201cSo this was just a show for the public.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the former diplomat, the prosecution reflects efforts by Washington to eliminate Yermak\u2019s political influence and shift and clear the way for other figures, particularly former military intelligence chief Kirill Budanov, whom he described as having close ties to US intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Although Yermak formally resigned from his post last November amid corruption allegations, Telizhenko argued that his real influence stemmed from his close relationship with Zelensky rather than his official title. On paper the head of the presidential administration is <em>\u201ca pencil pusher job\u201d<\/em> focused on bureaucratic duties, Telizhenko explained.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/640073-zelensky-ruined-ukraine-west\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n            <span>READ MORE: <\/span>The Spoiled Prince of Kiev: Zelensky has deceived and ruined his country with Western help<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption institutions lack genuine independence and are influenced by competing foreign interests.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe problem is Ukraine is divided between the British, Brussels, Washington, DC \u2013 it\u2019s different groups,\u201d<\/em> Telizhenko told RT, arguing that Western cliques are competing for control over Ukraine\u2019s future.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrey Yermak has been charged with money laundering amid an intensifying power struggle in Kiev The brief detention of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5949"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5950,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5949\/revisions\/5950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}