One of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s closest former aides is now breaking her silence—and the allegations are explosive. In a widely publicized interview, former press secretary Iuliia Mendel describes a Ukraine marked by propaganda, suspected corruption, and power plays behind the scenes. At the same time, she warns that the Ukrainian people are paying the highest price for a war that, she claims, no one in the ruling elite wants to end.
Iuliia Mendel, former press secretary to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ... is now directing harsh criticism at her former boss in a widely publicized interview with Tucker Carlson. Mendel worked within the presidential administration between 2019 and 2021, but now says that Ukraine is led by a leadership that has become increasingly focused on power, propaganda, and continuing the war.
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