Andriy Yermak resigned in November 2025, after investigators raided his home in a sweeping corruption probe.
The court set bail at 140 million hryvnias ($3.19 million, €2.72 million), allowing Yermak to be released pending a final ruling in his case. Yermak denies the allegations.
“I don’t have that kind of money, and my lawyer will now work with friends and acquaintances (to raise the money for bail),” Yermak told reporters after the court’s decision. “My legal team will file an appeal. We will use every legal avenue to seek justice and the truth.”
Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff, had been Ukraine’s lead negotiator in talks with the United States. He stepped down in November last year amid a corruption probe.
Investigation widens to Zelenskyy inner circle
Prosecutors accuse Yermak of involvement in a 460-million-hryvnia money-laundering scheme linked to a housing development outside Kyiv. The case is being handled by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office.
The investigation is part of a broader probe by Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies that investigators say involves officials and associates close to Zelenskyy in an alleged $100 million kickback scheme.