Overview
- Anti-corruption agents from NABU and SAPO searched Andriy Yermak’s residence and office on Friday, prompting his resignation that evening.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed National Security Council chief Rustem Umerov to head the delegation traveling to the United States for peace talks.
- A U.S. official said Umerov’s team is set to meet in Florida today with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- Yermak said he cooperated fully, denied being a target, and stated he would go to the front after stepping down.
- EU officials praised Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies, while the Kremlin disparaged Kyiv, as the ‘Mida’ energy probe—estimated at about $100 million—continues to drive political fallout in Kyiv.