Zelensky former 'right-hand man' charged with corruption

Day 1,538.


Today, as Andrii Yermak is charged with money laundering, we ask:
should President Zelensky be disappointed in his former chief of
staff or worried that the scandal is coming closer to him? We
report that Poland has moved first and secured a third of the 150
billion Euro SAFE funding and we get our regular view from James
Kilner of what’s happening inside Russia. Plus, we take a short
foray into Africa, asking what Russia’s ejection from Mali says
about the Kremlin's international appeal. 


Contributors:


Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X


Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist)


James Kilner (Russia Expert ). @jkjourno on X


CONTENT REFERENCED:


Inside the Ukrainian war room turning the tide on Russia


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/12/ukraine-war-drones-tech-russian-soldier-attacks/


Too paranoid to meet strangers, Putin fakes a street chat for
cameras, by Antonia Langford


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/12/putin-fakes-a-street-chat-for-cameras/


Putin expands world’s largest drone factory as it ramps up
exports to Iran


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/11/putin-expands-worlds-largest-drone-factory/





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- Zelensky former 'right-hand man' charged with corruption


- WhatRussia’s ejection from Mali says about the Kremlin's
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