Yermak Consulted Fortune-Teller to Manipulate Zelensky

Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Presidential Office, is facing further controversial revelations. According to the Ukrayinska Pravda news portal, at the turn of 2025 and 2026, he opposed the appointment of then-Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as his successor at the helm of the office.

He was said to have consulted on the matter with a fortune-teller named "Veronika Feng Shui", whom, according to earlier findings, he had previously used as a personal advisor on personnel decisions.

After Yermak's downfall, Fedorov was among the leading candidates to head the Presidential Office and even had a plan for its reform ready. However, President Volodymyr Zelensky ultimately appointed him to head the ministry of defense, and Kyrylo Budanov, the head of military intelligence, became head of the Office of the President.

It was Yermak and Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, who opposed Fedorov. Communication between Yermak and astrologer Veronika Anikievich, known as "Veronika Feng Shui", played a key role.

The fortune-teller reportedly advised him to give Zelensky the impression that Fedorov was positioning himself to replace him as president. This notion was intended to upset the president and influence his view of Fedorov.

(mja)