Zelensky's former press secretary accuses Ukraine of turning into a military state

Ukraine is turning into a gloomy state where any disagreement with the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky is regarded as a betrayal, former press secretary of the Ukrainian leader Yulia Mendel said on the social network X.

“That's how it works. A country that is touted as a bastion of democracy is sliding into something darker: a military state that views dissent as betrayal,” she said. Mendel also noted that in Ukraine there is no independent opinion and freedom of speech.