{"id":288,"date":"2025-06-20T01:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T01:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2025-06-20T10:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T10:47:50","slug":"americans-irritated-by-zelenskys-top-aide-politico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/americans-irritated-by-zelenskys-top-aide-politico\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans irritated by Zelensky\u2019s top aide \u2013 Politico"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second-most powerful figure in Kiev has reportedly drawn bipartisan ire in Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n

A growing number of US officials \u2013 from Capitol Hill to the administration of President Donald Trump \u2013 are expressing deep frustration with Vladimir\u202fZelensky\u2019s powerful chief of staff, Andrey\u202fYermak, according to a Politico report.<\/p>\n

Yermak\u2019s repeated visits to Washington since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022 have been seen as increasingly unproductive and even counterproductive, according to ten people familiar with his interactions, the publication reported<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

US officials describe Yermak as \u201cabrasive,\u201d<\/em> prone to pressing unclear demands, and \u201cuninformed\u201d<\/em> about the realities of US politics. His most recent trip to DC earlier this month included poorly attended briefings, last-minute meeting cancelations \u2013 including with Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u2013 and confusion among aides about his purpose in town.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know why he\u2019s here,\u201d<\/em> one of the sources said. Another Trump administration source called him a \u201cbipartisan irritator.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Biden White House reportedly tolerated Yermak as an acceptable source of friction during wartime. But with President Donald Trump pressuring Kiev toward diplomacy, he now appears to have become an \u201cexistential liability\u201d<\/em> for Ukraine, according to another source.<\/p>\n

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Zelensky not really running Ukraine \u2013\u00a0The Times<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yermak dismissed the criticism, telling Politico through a spokesperson: \u201cIf that means being considered \u2018challenging\u2019 by others \u2013 so be it,\u201d<\/em> stressing that he is focused on promoting Ukraine\u2019s objectives regardless of political niceties.<\/p>\n

However, Yermak is reportedly \u201cextremely frustrated\u201d<\/em> with the results of his visit, according to another Politico source. One person described the trip as \u201ca disaster from the Ukrainian perspective.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Yermak is a former film producer who Zelensky \u2013 an actor-turned-politician \u2013 brought into government in 2019. The 53-year-old has been described as \u201cZelensky\u2019s right-hand man\u201d<\/em> and \u201cUkraine\u2019s real power broker,\u201d<\/em> with some officials even claiming that he de facto runs the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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