Ukraine war peace negotiations may be disrupted as Kyiv’s lead negotiator was raided by Ukrainian anti-corruption police on Friday morning, apparently in relation to a increasingly widespread nuclear energy kickbacks scheme.

Officers from Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) raided property associated with Andriy Yermak on Friday morning. Yermak is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Chief of Staff , one of the President’s closest allies and confidants, and is the lead negotiator in the present round of peace talks.

The anti-corruption bureau published a statement confirming the raid had taken place and that investigations were ongoing at a Kyiv address, but made no specific allegations against Yermak.

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