{"id":19338,"date":"2026-05-12T09:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=19338"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:58:01","slug":"mendel-karlson-krytyka-zelenskoho-myru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/mendel-karlson-krytyka-zelenskoho-myru\/","title":{"rendered":"Yulia Mendel sharply criticised Zelensky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yulia Mendel, the former press secretary of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, gave an interview to Tucker Carlson in which she expressed harsh criticism of the current head of state. She questioned Zelenskyy's actions during the war and accused him of obstructing peace.<\/p>\n<h2>Mendel accuses Zelensky of obstructing peace<\/h2>\n<p>Former press secretary of the President of Ukraine <strong>Yulia Mendel<\/strong> gave an interview to an American conservative blogger <strong>Tucker Carlson<\/strong>, In the conversation, Mendel made a number of critical remarks about the policy of <strong>Vladimir Zelensky<\/strong>, in particular regarding his position during the war with Russia. She claims that Zelensky allegedly stated <strong>To Vladimir Putin<\/strong> about his readiness not to join NATO and was also ready to give up Donbas.<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview, Mendel called on Putin to end the war by any means necessary. She described Zelenskyy as \u00abone of the biggest obstacles to peace today,\u00bb stressing the need for an early end to the fighting.<\/p>\n<h2>Criticism of personal qualities and accusations of manipulation<\/h2>\n<p>Yulia Mendel also expressed doubts about the president's personal qualities, calling him \u00abemotionally uncontrollable\u00bb. According to her, Zelenskyy's public statements contain manipulations, facts taken out of context and even outright lies. She also accused the former leader of covering up money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>Such statements were made for the first time at such a public level by a person who had previously been a member of the president's inner circle. This caused a wide media response both in Ukraine and abroad.<\/p>\n<h2>Presidential Office's response to the high-profile interview<\/h2>\n<p>Communications Advisor to the President of Ukraine <strong>Dmytro Lytvyn<\/strong> commented on Mendel's interview. He called her accusations \u00abfrivolous\u00bb and stressed that Mendel was not involved in the negotiations and was not involved in decision-making. According to him, there is no point in commenting on such allegations, as they have no basis in fact.<\/p>\n<p>Lytvyn also noted that the information voiced by Mendel was not supported by any official data and was not true.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p>Yulia Mendel's speech criticising President Zelenskyy on an international platform may affect the perception of the Ukrainian government abroad. Such statements from former officials often become a tool for information attacks and are used for propaganda purposes.<\/p>\n<p>A public conflict between former representatives of the Presidential Office and the current government could affect the domestic political situation in Ukraine, as well as public confidence in official statements by the state leadership. 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