Court bans Yermak from contacting his personal fortune teller if released on bail

A Kyiv court has remanded former head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office Andriy Yermak in custody for 60 days, with the option of bail set at 140 million hryvnias (approximately €2.7 million). If bail is posted, he is prohibited from communicating with his personal fortune teller, Veronika Anikievych, known by the pseudonym “Fengshuі.”

This was reported by the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Action Center.

“The High Anti-Corruption Court has banned Yermak from communicating with Veronika ‘Fengshui’ Anikievych and a number of other individuals. That is, of course, in the event that bail is posted,” the statement from the center reads.

At the court hearing, a prosecutor from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office presented excerpts from Yermak’s correspondence with the fortune teller. According to the investigation, he consulted her on the appointment of officials to government posts, sought her advice on his next steps following his resignation, and also passed her the names of his political opponents — including the heads of anti-corruption agencies.

Yermak himself stated that he does not have the funds to post bail, but expressed hope that his friends would help.