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Yuliya Mendel was not allowed into the European Parliament, where she was scheduled to speak at an event of the pro‑Russian AfD.
The former press secretary of Zelensky was turned away at the entrance a few hours before her speech; no reasons were given. Mendel was to be the main speaker at the event “Ukraine: Dare for Peace. Diplomacy Instead of Escalation.” Its organizer is the pro‑Russian Hans‑Erhard Neuhof, who in 2025 traveled to Sochi to attend an event of Viktor Medvedchuk.
Yuliya Mendel believes she was not allowed into the European Parliament because of the National Security and Defense Council sanctions imposed against her on 13 September.