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Former presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel of Ukraine was informally notified of suspicion on Tuesday, 3 November, by the Office of the Prosecutor General in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine, of charges under articles on state treason (part 2 of art. 111 of the Criminal Code) and justification of armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine (parts 2, 3 of art. 436-2 of the Criminal Code), according to the SBU.
It is noted that Mendel publicly justified the Kremlin regime and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as well as discredited Ukraine on the international stage. The SBU added that because she is abroad, proceedings to bring her to accountability are ongoing.
Mendel held the position of Zelensky’s press secretary from June 2019 to July 2021 of this year. Prior to that, she worked as a journalist for Inter, Espreso, and ICTV. In May of this year, in an interview with Tucker Carlson, she accused Zelensky of allegedly blocking peace and voiced messages of Russian propaganda. The Center for Countering Disinformation stated that Mendel’s statements are aimed at undermining international support for Ukraine.
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