The arrest of Andriy Yermak, former aide to Ukrainian President Zelensky, on corruption charges presents a significant test for the Ukrainian government. Yermak is accused of laundering millions and consulting an astrologer for government appointments.

The arrest of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former right-hand man Andriy Yermak Thursday in connection to a corruption scandal comes as a major test for both the Ukrainian government and the country's independent anti-corruption agencies. Yermak is accused of laundering 460 million hryvnia (more than $10 million) in dirty money through an elite real estate project outside of Kyiv – and of having used a secret phone to consult an astrologer on key government appointments.