Christopher Miller

It’s here! U.S. publication day for THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE! Huge gratitude to @BloomsburyBooks @BloomsburyPub for believing in it from the start, and to the many Ukrainians who shared their stories over the years. Get your copy in bookstores across America!

Excellent work by @ChristopherJM about a key figure in Ukrainian politics The power of such figures is a product of underlying structural dynamics in the Ukrainian system since 1991, but at this point it is worth asking whether Yermak has gone beyond the role of political fixer

President Zelenskyy’s right-hand man, Andriy Yermak, is fuelling concerns over creeping authoritarianism on.ft.com/40zgww8

This was an excellent article on Andriy Yermak and the influence he wields in Ukraine. It's important context for Ukrainian politics, now that the internal questions have pierced into the mainstream.

Unelected. Unapologetic. Uncompromising. Andriy Yermak is not Ukraine’s president. But he often acts like one. He handpicks govt officials—and dismisses them. The PM and military brass frequently defer to him. My @FTMag profile of Ukraine's Green Cardinal ft.com/content/4d6114…

Рішення тримати оборону Бахмута так довго міг приймати Єрмак – FT pravda.com.ua/news/2025/07/2…

"In the end Bakhmut fortress fell. The toll would undermine Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, which also ended in failure. 'It was a mistake to stay in Bakhmut so long,' said a senior Ukrainian official involved with military planning." @ChristopherJM ft.com/content/4d6114…

Good one. Get it.

👇 Below is just part of the international reaction to the law that weakens independence of #NABU & #SAPO. The EU, G7, & others are seriously concerned. ❗️We are concerned too! Backsliding on hard-earned reforms is unacceptable and must be urgently addressed by authorities.

Zelensky appeared to soften his stance on bringing Ukraine’s anticorruption bodies under his control on, submitting new draft bill he said would guarantee independence after talking w/ UK's Starmer. Civil society will be looking for devils in the details. ft.com/content/02d2d9…

Zelensky just now: "It is important that we are maintaining unity." Julia below: "These calls to 'unite' from the authorities are hilarious. Guys, do you really not get that we've already united, but against your abuse of power?"

FT: Second only to Zelenskyy — but unelected, unaccountable, and more powerful than most ministers. Andriy Yermak makes battlefield calls, picks ministers, negotiates with the U.S., China, and even Russia. FT says it profiles the shadow cardinal of Ukraine’s wartime power. 1/

Brilliant piece on the mag cover this week by the FT's @ChristopherJM on the growing influence of Zelenskyy's right-hand man, Andriy Yermak... on.ft.com/45qAPO3

‘Andriy Yermak is not Ukraine’s president. But he often acts like one.’ Timely and perceptive piece by @ChristopherJM on the power behind the throne in #Ukraine

As public ourcry over of Zelenskyy's power grab grows, @ChristopherJM profiles the man behind Ukraine's wartime president: "Yermak has come to personify ..whether centralised powers imposed by the wartime administration might cripple Ukraine’s democratic future once the war ends"

Strong and timely piece from the FT on Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Administration and Ukraine’s “Grey Cardinal.” While I don’t agree with everything, the reporting offers valuable criticism worth unpacking in a thread. Key takeaways:

My @FT/@FTMag cover profile and deep dive this week on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's powerful chief of staff, Andriy Yermak. “He’s the president, the prime minister, the foreign minister . . . all the ministers put together.” 📸 Photos by the best Sasha Maslov.

One week in the job and Ukraine’s new prime minister and deputy prime minister are scrambling to put out a raging blaze set by the president who appointed them. A new bill is to be submitted by Zelensky to parliament. It’s unclear what’s in it and whether it will restore the…