Zelensky’s Press Secretary Reveals All: Cocaine, Cover-ups, and the Only Obstacle Preventing Peace
5/11/20261 hr 38 min
Corruption, drugs and greed: Volodymyr Zelensky’s longtime press secretary on the secret world of the West’s favorite dictator. (00:00) How Did Mendel Begin Working for Zelensky? (36:44) Who Does Zelensky Actually Listen To? (50:17) Why Hasn’t Western Media Spoken up for Ukrainians? (1:09:16) Does Zelensky Do Coke? (1:13:04) What’s Zelensky’s Wife Like? Ex-Spokesperson for President Zelenskyy | Insider scoops from Kyiv’s frontlines Writing a bold new exposé on the real story behind the scenes. Byline: NYT, Politico, WaPo. X: @IuliiaMendel IG: @iuliia_mendel Paid partnerships with: Good Ranchers: Start your plan today and you'll get FREE meat included with every order PLUS $100 off your first three orders. Use code TUCKER at https://go.goodranchers.com/tucker American Financing: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 800-685-5696 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/Tucker. Last Country Supply: No one knows what will happen next. Make sure you’re prepared at https://lastcountrysupply.com/tucker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsTucker Carlson· Host0:00
[intro music] Thank you for doing this. Um, I'm amazed. I never thought I would speak to anyone, uh, around Zelensky, so... And I, and I know you're doing this at some great risk to yourself, so thank you very much. So you were, uh, President Zelensky's press secretary.
Iuliia Mendel· Guest0:18
Yes. First of all, thank you for having me, and I never expected to see myself here talking about my former boss, Volodymyr Zelensky. I used to work for him for two years, since 2019 till 2021.
Tucker Carlson· Host0:31
How did you wind up working for him?
Iuliia Mendel· Guest0:33
Uh, well, uh, Volodymyr Zelensky announced, uh, the job via Facebook, and everybody started applying. And I didn't want to apply at first because I thought he would take someone, you know, nepotically.
Tucker Carlson· Host0:48
[laughs] Yes.
Iuliia Mendel· Guest0:48
But, um, there was an open application and I won through 4,000 of applicants. Um, it's not a joke. And then actually I need to prove myself that I can do a job and that he can trust me. But, uh, yeah, we found the common ground, and I think I was very faithful towards him, you know?
Tucker Carlson· Host1:07
Yes.
Iuliia Mendel· Guest1:08
And, um, I supported him, and I supported him in 2022 when Russia made its large-scale invasion. As millions of Ukrainians, I was grateful that he stayed in the country.
Tucker Carlson· Host1:21
Yes.
Iuliia Mendel· Guest1:22
That's why it's so, so strange and desperate for me to be here and to talk who he really is. I don't have personal vendetta,