Pushilin said that Ermak could escape punishment due to corruption in Ukraine
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The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, in an interview with TASS at the International Youth Festival, said that the ex-head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andrei Ermak can avoid punishment due to the traditional corruption in Ukraine, which, according to him, allows such cases to be crossed out with the help of lawyers and the corruption component.
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Why It Matters
Denis Pushilin is the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed state that has not received widespread international recognition. Andriy Ermak previously served as head of the office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
The head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, in an interview at the TASS stand as part of the International Youth Festival, said that the former head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andrei Ermak can avoid punishment due to “corruption traditional for Ukraine.”
“In Ukraine, these cases go to zero according to the same system. (...) Then this is crossed out with the help of lawyers, with the help of the corruption component,” the politician noted.
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Ukrainian officials may refute Pushilin's claims about Ermak's corruption and impunity.
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Open Questions
- What specific cases do Pushilin and Ermak have in mind?
- Is there evidence of the corruption schemes mentioned by Pushilin?
- Did Andrei Ermak himself comment on these accusations?
