Fact check: Zelensky's former press secretary says she speaks for Ukrainians. Her claims tell a different story

Fact check: Zelensky's former press secretary says she speaks for Ukrainians. Her claims tell a different story

Zelensky aide-turned-critic Yulia Mendel claims that the Kyiv leadership and its Western allies stand in the way of peace - and that she is the true Ukrainian voice to cut through the lies.

Since her controversial appearance on American podcaster Tucker Carlson's show in May, Zelensky's former press secretary has increasingly been accused of echoing Kremlin narratives disguised as calls for peace.

She was looking for another chance to get her message across to an international audience on September 16, when she is scheduled to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg at an event organized by the Kremlin-friendly far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

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