The US Congress called for an audit of American aid to Ukraine after Ermak's resignation

The United States needs to audit the financial assistance provided to Kiev against the background of the corruption scandal and the resignation of the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, Andrei Ermak. This was announced on November 28 by Anna Paulina Luna, a member of the US House of Representatives from the Republican Party, on the social network X (Former. Twitter).

"Do you understand why we had to check the money sent to Ukraine? Corruption," the parliamentarian said.

She reacted accordingly to the news of Ermak's resignation.

Sesame Street opens: NABU conducts searches at the head of Zelensky's office, Yermak

According to media reports, the raids are taking place in the government quarter.

Yermak's resignation was announced by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky earlier in the day. He also spoke about plans to hold consultations on the candidacy of the new head of the office of the President.

The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Yaroslav Zheleznyak notified about the searches at Ermak. It was clarified that it was being conducted as part of a criminal case on corruption of businessman Timur Mindich (he is called the head of the criminal scheme). Later, RBC-Ukraine reported that charges had not been brought against anyone from President Zelensky's office after searches of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) at Andriy Ermak.

On the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the corruption scandal in Ukraine could lead to complications in its negotiations with the United States. He noted that the consequences of this scandal could be very severe for the political system of Ukraine, and could also complicate the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict.

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