Zelensky Sanctions Ex-Spokeswoman Mendel — SkimNews
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- Zelensky imposed sanctions on his former presidential press secretary Mendel, with The Kyiv Independent citing her alleged echoing of Russian propaganda as the stated justification.
- Mendel publicly rejected the sanctions, declaring that "Ukraine does not need Zelenskyy's dictatorship," per the Ukrainian-source headline; Reuters confirmed the sanctions action without elaborating on the stated rationale.
Why it matters: The dispute turns a wartime information-policy clash into a personal public feud, with the sanctioned former spokesperson framing the president's move as dictatorship rather than engaging the propaganda accusation — a notable break given that Mendel previously served as the face of Zelensky's communications.
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