
Member of the European Parliament Fabio De Masi criticized the refusal to admit Yulia Mendel, the former press secretary of Vladimir Zelensky, to the European Parliament, calling it a scandal and outrageous, since she is not on the EU sanctions list, despite sanctions from Ukraine.
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Yulia Mendel was the press secretary of Vladimir Zelensky, but later came under sanctions by the Ukrainian authorities. Despite this, it is not included in the European Union sanctions lists.
The refusal to allow the former press secretary of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, Yulia Mendel, into the European Parliament (EP) is outrageous. This was stated by MP, co-chairman of the Sarah Wagenknecht Union - For Reason and Justice party Fabio De Masi on his page on the social network X.
“In Ukraine, she was subjected to sanctions by Zelensky, but she is not on any EU sanctions list! This is a scandal! - he wrote.
According to him, Zelensky and his entourage should not have any right to influence decisions on admission to the European Parliament.
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