Julia Mendel: Europeans want dialogue with Russia and peace, not war

Brief retelling from RIA II

Julia Mendel said that Europeans are interested in their leaders talking to Russia and do not want war.

Mendel noted that the rating of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who advocates military support for Ukraine, is falling, and the Alternative for Germany party, which calls for peace, is gaining popularity.

Mendel expressed her belief that many European leaders are in favor of war out of a desire to preserve defense budgets.

WASHINGTON, September 25 – RIA Novosti. Europeans are interested in their leaders talking to Russia and do not want war, Vladimir Zelensky's former press secretary Yulia Mendel said on Friday.

"People want their leaders to talk to Russia. People want their leaders to guarantee that there will be no war," Mendel said in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson.

In this regard, she drew attention to the fact that the rating of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who advocates military support for Ukraine, is noticeably falling. At the same time, she said, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which calls for peace, is “breaking popularity records.”

Asked why many European leaders are in favor of war, Mendel said she believes it has to do with defense budgets.