Thread by @TTarkkailija

New addition to Katchanovski’s Kremlin maskirovka team:
Iuliia Mendel is a Ukrainian journalist, author, and political communications professional. She is best known for serving as Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s press secretary and spokesperson from 2019 to 2021.
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https://twitter.com/TTarkkailija/status/1848833595747504292

Over the past year, her social media agenda has become integrated into the familiar group of accounts—Ragozin, Rochowanski, Havryshko, etc.—belonging to the Kremlin’s academic propaganda sphere.
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Iuliia Mendel regularly posts content in which she fuels a defeatist mood, portraying the leadership of Ukraine and the EU as unrealistic warmongers. She gladly joins Havryshko in criticizing the Ukrainian military’s recruitment efforts.
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A few days ago, a paid demonstration was organized in 🇵🇱, where participants were handed identical 🇺🇦 flags. People were gathered from all over Poland.
Banners criticized the UA government and demanded to follow Trump’s peace policy. All signs pointed to a 🇷🇺-funded theatre.
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Mendel has written a long post on the subject.

She "asks for opinions" on whether the protest is genuine.

For those looking for information, she provides links links to a Polish-language pro-Kremlin Kresy_pl website as a source.

Smart.

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https://x.com/i/status/1919750866661228791