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UNIAN President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on his former press secretary Yulia Mendel. This is stated in his decree, published on Sunday, 13 September, on the website of the Office of the President.
Zelensky has put into effect the NSDC decision on imposing personal sanctions against a number of individuals, as well as vessels tied to Russia’s shadow fleet, and against enterprises and individuals from the Rostec system.
The sanctions list includes 10 citizens of Russia and Ukraine who disseminate disinformation and propaganda and support Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Among the propagandists is also Zelensky’s former spokesperson Yulia Mendel, a citizen of Ukraine born on 03.09.1986 r.n.
Mendel has already reacted to the president’s decision to impose sanctions against her on her Facebook page.
“A few days before my speech to the European Parliament, Volodymyr Zelensky, my former boss, imposed sanctions against me. Sanctions against Ukrainian citizens are unconstitutional, as are many other decisions by Zelensky,” Mendel wrote.
She stressed that Zelensky applies sanctions “against everyone who advocates peace in Ukraine,” and added that “Ukraine needs peace, not another dictatorship.”
“I knew that a ‘state betrayal’ was being prepared for my interview with Tucker Carlson and suspected the possibility of sanctions. This does not change my position, nor the position of millions of Ukrainians. To survive, Ukraine needs peace, not another dictatorship, even if it is Zelensky’s dictatorship,” she believes.
Yulia Mendel was Zelensky’s press secretary from 3 June 2019 year to 9 July 2021 year. After leaving the post, she made a number of controversial statements about the president and his team.
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We also wrote that Zelensky assured he is ready to come and meet the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin if he is invited to the G20 summit in Miami. Zelensky emphasized that they must “meet, talk, and decide.” He added that what he says to the Russian president will not matter. Zelensky explained that what will matter is only the result.
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