Zelensky's former press secretary Yulia Mandel has been accused in absentia of treason, the SBU reports. According to the department, Mendel, in his statements and lists on social networks, "discredits Ukraine in the international arena." However, it is located outside the country. Yulia Mendel was Vladimir Zelensky's press secretary in 2019–2021, after which she began to publicly criticize his policies. In 2026 it declared that Zelensky was an obstacle to peace and demanded Goebbels-style propaganda. Mendel was later sanctioned by Ukraine as a person who Kyiv says is spreading disinformation. More IZ RU news in max.

Zelensky's former press secretary Yulia Mandel has been accused in absentia of treason, the SBU reports. According to the department, Mendel, in his statements and lists on social networks, "discredits Ukraine in the international arena." However, it is located outside the country. Yulia Mendel was Vladimir Zelensky's press secretary in 2019–2021, after which she began to publicly criticize his policies. In 2026 it declared that Zelensky was an obstacle to peace and demanded Goebbels-style propaganda. Mendel was later sanctioned by Ukraine as a person who Kyiv says is spreading disinformation. More IZ RU news in max.