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Former Ukraine president's spokeswoman Yulia Mendel spoke at an event of Germany's pro-Russian party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag. Representatives of the Green party criticized her appearance, saying such participation aligns with AfD's pro-Russian rhetoric.
This is reported by German publications Welt and Rheinische Post.
Green parliamentary group director Irene Mihalic said that Mendel's invitation says a lot about AfD's political agenda. She accused the former presidential spokeswoman of blaming victims of Russian aggression and stated that the party uses such rhetoric to promote pro-Russian narratives in the German parliament.
“Mendel is hiding a crime while pretending that a hostage must surrender so that the capture of hostages ends. This distortion is simply disgusting and has no place in the halls of the German Bundestag,” Mihalic said.
She also stressed that Mendel's invitation is an insult to tens of thousands of people who suffered from Russian aggression.
In September, the former presidential spokeswoman was due to speak at a similar event for European Parliament members in Strasbourg. However, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola canceled her appearance. Mihalic noted that AfD representatives could have acted the same.
The Bundestag administration declined to comment on the specific case. At the same time, a spokesperson for the institution said that before granting access, invited guests undergo reliability checks to reduce security risks. According to him, unfinished sanctions procedures in third countries usually do not fall within the scope of such checks.
3 November, the Office of the Prosecutor General, together with the SBU, formally notified Yulia Mendel of suspicion of high treason (part 2 of art. 111 of the Criminal Code) and justifying armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine (parts 2, 3 of art. 436-2 of the CCU).
The Security Service said that Mendel publicly justified the Kremlin regime and the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine and discredited Ukraine on the international stage. Since she is abroad, law enforcement is taking measures to bring her to justice.
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