"Zelenski imposed sanctions on his erstwhile press spokesperson after interviewing Tucker Carlson"

Another week and another wave of scandals hitting the increasingly divided government of Zelenski. On Sunday the president of Ukraine took an unprecedented step, imposing sanctions on his erstwhile press spokesman.

Iulia Mendel has late become a very visible, open critic of the ongoing regulation of Zelenski, which lasted long after his planned word – after repeatedly extending his martial law due to the war with Russia. Zelenski accused Mendel of repetition of Russian propaganda and "promoting misinformation".

Apparently she became a mark after performing on Tucker Carlson's show in May, where she criticized Zelenski, saying: "There is no democracy in Ukraine now."

According to the preliminary section of the conversation with Carlson:

During the interview Mendel stated that "The only way to support Ukraine present is to push her to an agreement Peaceful." At the same time she called Vladimir Putin "bad", but besides She accused Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski of being "bad". According to her, Zelenski supposedly "plays teddy bear for camera", but "turns into grizzly bear erstwhile lights go out" and "destroys people."

She besides called Zelenski "dictator" and "biggest obstacle to peace" in Ukraine – and tried to describe cases erstwhile he listened to western hawks alternatively of his own officials and derailed the way to peace.

Mendel was the president's press secretary from 2019 to 2021. She was there from the very beginning erstwhile Zelenski took office in May 2019.

Russian state media utilized the headline, details saying that the fresh sanction decree "imposes Mendel personal restrictions, including asset freeze, ban on the transfer of capital abroad and another financial and commercial resources for 10 years."

"Mendel will besides be stripped of state distinctions for an indefinite period, and her social media accounts will be reduced in Ukraine," adds the report.

Since then, she has said: "Sanctions against Ukrainian citizens are unconstitutionalLike many another Zelenski decisions. Volodymyr Zelenski uses them against anyone who advocates peace in Ukraine. I knew that on the basis of my interview with Tucker Carlson, allegations of "state defection" were being prepared."

This event occurs during another developing situation that affects Supreme Ukrainian Offices national:

Ruslan Krawchenko left Ukraine a fewer days after resigning in connection with a corruption investigation involving officials of his office, in connection with a serious confrontation between prosecutors and independent anti-corruption agencies.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski suspended lawyer General Ruslan Krawchenko on Monday, respective hours after it was revealed that he had left the country after resigning in connection with a major corruption investigation that reached his own office.

Krawchenko He crossed the border at night., according to Ukrainian media citing sources of law enforcement.

The same study underlines that "NABU and Specialised Anti-corruption Prosecutors (SAPO) described Krawchenko's actions as part of what they called 'systematic attack' on Ukrainian independent anti-corruption institutions."

These are the latest effects of respective high-level corruption investigations that led to the dismissal of at least 2 leading Zelenski collaborators. There is besides a serious tension between the Ministry of Defence and the National Intelligence Offices, following changes in military leadership under Zelenski.

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source:https://www.zerohedge.com/