
Yulia Mendel, a former spokeswoman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said on social media X that Ukrainian authorities are destroying the country by refusing to negotiate to end the conflict with Russia, citing ruined cities, the loss of a generation of young men, millions of refugees, a falling birth rate and a decaying economy and infrastructure.
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Yulia Mendel was the press secretary of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, but later left this position and began publicly criticizing his administration for its handling of the conflict with Russia.
Former press secretary of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Yulia Mendel, said that the authorities are destroying the country by refusing negotiations to end the conflict with Russia. She wrote about this on the social network X.
Mendel called for a look at the state of Ukraine and pointed out that the cities are in ruins. She stressed that an entire generation of young men had been lost and millions had fled.
“The economy is in ruins. The birth rate is falling. The infrastructure is in disrepair. And the same primitive scenario continues: any talk about concluding peace is capitulation, weakness, betrayal of the future,” she noted.

American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew from Moscow after a three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, taking with them a notebook from the Kremlin with notes.

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov announced the continuation of personal contacts between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump after negotiations in the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow finds it comfortable to work with American Ukraine negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, emphasizing the importance of mediation quality and trust in the negotiations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that US President Donald Trump continues efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict during a meeting with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, emphasizing readiness to share Russia's perspective on the situation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at a meeting with American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that such contacts are always beneficial, noting their planned visit to Kiev after Moscow.

Vladimir Putin said that Russia highly appreciates the level of trust in US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, noting that such contacts are always beneficial and emphasizing the importance of the quality of mediation. Negotiations began on September 5 in the evening; it is planned to discuss modalities for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.