Ouch. Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s former chief of staff, ran a “troubling” back-channel with Susie Wiles that Ukrainian and U.S. officials say caused more harm than help by misreading her "politeness" as firm commitments, Kyiv Independent reports. https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-zelenskys-ex-chief-of-staff-yermak-ran-troubling-back-channel-with-trumps-susie-wiles-2/