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Sasha Vakulina

Zelenskyy's former chief of staff in custody amid major corruption investigation

A court in Kyiv ruled on Thursday that a powerful former aide of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky be detained ahead of a high-profile trial on corruption allegations in a probe that has roiled the country.

Former chief of staff Andriy Yermak has been placed in custody for two months with bail set for €2.7 million. Yermak said he will stay behind bars as he cannot pay the sum.

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