EU bans Zelensky’s former aide from addressing parliament

By Russia Today | Created at 2026-09-16 12:45:16 | Updated at 2026-09-16 13:42:06 1 hour ago

Yulia Mendel, who has consistently called for peace and criticized her ex-boss, had been invited by a MEP from Germany’s AfD party

Published 16 Sep, 2026 12:41

EU bans Zelensky’s former aide from addressing parliament

The EU has banned a former aide to Vladimir Zelensky from entering the European Parliament. Yulia Mendel, who was Zelensky’s top communications liason from 2019 to 2021 and has been a consistent critic of her former boss, had been invited to speak on the same day Ursula von der Leyen delivered her state of the union speech.

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