In Firing His No. 2, Zelensky Loses Both a Negotiator and an Enforcer

Andriy Yermak had ensured internal discipline in Ukraine’s wartime politics. He also led the country’s peace negotiations, which now must go on without him.A Ukrainian soldier in the eastern Donbas region. Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former chief of staff, had negotiated to soften a peace proposal that included withdrawing from territory in eastern Ukraine.