Zelensky Hits Former Press Secretary Iuliia Mendel With 10-Year Sanctions

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How it spread - 7 original reports

1. Sun, 13 September 2026

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   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)19:05
     Odwet Kijowa za głośny wywiad? Zełenski ukarał byłą rzeczniczkę

     Prezydent Wołodymyr Zełenski podpisał dekret nakładający 10-letnie sankcje na Julię Mendel – swoją byłą rzeczniczkę prasową z lat 2019–2021. Decyzja Kijowa to najpewniej pokłosie jej ostrych wystąpień i kontrowersyjnego wywiadu udzielonego amerykańskiemu dziennikarzowi Tuckerowi Carlsonowi. Mendel odpowiedziała na ruch dawnego szefa konfrontacyjnym wpisem, zarzucając mu łamanie konstytucji.

2. Mon, 14 September 2026

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   • La Repubblica (Italy)07:36
     Nuova purga a Kiev, Zelensky sanziona l’ex portavoce Mendel. L’accusa: “Diffonde propaganda russa”

     Per il presidente ucraino sarebbe colpevole, insieme ad altre nove persone colpite dal provvedimento, di diffondere disinformazione e di sostenere l’aggressione militare di Mosca. Lei: “Per sopravvivere il Paese ha bisogno di pace”

   • Kyiv Post (Ukraine)19:52first to report
     Zelensky Hits Former Press Secretary Iuliia Mendel With 10-Year Sanctions

     Zelensky imposed 10-year sanctions on former press secretary Mendel and nine Russian citizens. The move follows Mendel’s controversial May interview with Tucker Carlson, in which she made several claims about Zelensky and the war.

3. Tue, 15 September 2026

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   • zerohedge.com09:45
     Zelensky Slaps His Former Press Secretary With Sanctions After Tucker Carlson Interview<!-- -->

     ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

4. Wed, 16 September 2026

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   • bne IntelliNews13:45
     Zelenskiy’s former press secretary barred from European Parliament speech days after the president sanctions her

     Iuliia Mendel, the former press secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, was barred from entering the European Parliament on September 16, preventing her from delivering a speech calling for ending the war in Ukraine.

   • Le Figaro (France)15:29
     L’ancienne porte-parole de Volodymyr Zelensky, Ioulia Mendel, affirme avoir été privée de discours au Parlement européen

     Ioulia Mendel a été la porte-parole de Volodymyr Zelensky de 2019 à 2021 avant de devenir l’une des voix critiques les plus actives envers le président ukrainien, qu’elle accuse notamment de corruption et de dérive autoritaire.

5. Thu, 17 September 2026

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   • bne IntelliNews05:24
     Zelenskiy’s former press secretary barred from European Parliament speech days after the president sanctions her

     Iuliia Mendel, the former press secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, was barred from entering the European Parliament on September 16, preventing her from delivering a speech calling for ending the war in Ukraine.