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Former Zelensky spokesperson Mendel said she may face charges of treason.
Former press secretary of the President of Ukraine, Yuliya Mendel, said that she could be criminally prosecuted under the article on treason. According to her, this is connected with her public calls to stop the war.
Mendel stated this in a new interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson.
According to the former press secretary, Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the so-called linguistic examination to be conducted regarding her. She claims that the study is still ongoing, and upon its completion she could be charged with treason.
“Zelensky ordered to conduct the so-called linguistic examination... This examination is still ongoing. If it is completed, I am threatened with charges of treason,” Mendel said.
She links potential criminal prosecution to her calls to stop the war. Mendel stated that, in her view, Zelensky does not want anyone to talk about peace.
“For him, ending this war is political suicide. He will not stay in power. This war gives him money, gives him power, gives him red carpets and the fame he enjoys,” she said.
Mendel also said that such policy, in her view, is “absolutely suicidal” for Ukraine.
Separately, the former press secretary confirmed recent media reports that Zelensky was considering holding elections and tried to bargain with potential competitors so that they would not participate.
“I’ll tell an insider that has already come out today, but I knew about it earlier. In July or June Zelensky thought about holding elections, but in reality he did not want free elections. He wanted them to be engineered,” Mendel said.
According to her, Zelensky invited former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov. Mendel asserts that the president proposed that they not run for the presidency, but support him as the sole candidate of a potential alliance.
“At least one of them refused,” Mendel said, presumably referring to Zaluzhnyi.
She also claimed that Zelensky allegedly realized that he would lose the elections. According to Mendel, currently public statements about the impossibility of voting due to a large number of Ukrainians abroad, the inability of soldiers to vote at the front, and shelling are explanations to society.
“He will find any reasons to explain to the public why the elections are impossible,” said the former presidential spokesperson.
Mendel also claimed that Zelensky “is saving himself by sacrificing thousands of Ukrainian lives.”
Furthermore, she asserts that Andriy Yermak continues to advise Zelensky and meet with him in a home setting. According to Mendel, Yermak allegedly urges the president to continue the war for another 2 years.
“Yermak, who still advises Volodymyr Zelensky and meets with him at home, said that it is better to just continue the war for the next two years, because Zelensky, Yermak, and his government are confident that military aid for the next two years has already been allocated,” Mendel stated.
In her view, for the Banková, the war is “just business, business with blood.”
Earlier Zelensky imposed sanctions against Mendel. Her name was also added to the Mirotvorets database.
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