{"id":5449,"date":"2026-05-12T03:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:33:56","slug":"zelenskys-alleged-cocaine-use-an-open-secret-former-spokeswoman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/zelenskys-alleged-cocaine-use-an-open-secret-former-spokeswoman\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky\u2019s alleged cocaine use \u2018an open secret\u2019 \u2013 former spokeswoman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yulia Mendel claims that her former boss wanted Goebbels-style propaganda in Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s alleged drug use is \u201can open secret,\u201d<\/em> former spokeswoman Yulia Mendel has claimed on the Tucker Carlson Show.<\/p>\n

Allegations of drug use first surfaced during the 2019 presidential election campaign, in which Zelensky defeated Petro Poroshenko.<\/p>\n

Zelensky, a former actor, dismissed the claims as slander at the time, and both candidates underwent tests for alcohol and drugs.<\/p>\n

Mendel worked for Zelensky from 2019 to 2021 and has since become highly critical of her former boss. In an interview released on Monday, Carlson asked whether Zelensky used drugs, to which Mendel replied: \u201cThis is an open secret.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is that I\u2019ve never seen him taking drugs. However, [while] writing my book, I met a lot of people who confirmed that they saw him taking drugs in different clubs. Only one saw him taking drugs in 2021,\u201d<\/em> she claimed. Mendel added that she learned about an alleged \u201csupplier\u201d<\/em> from a person working at Kvartal 95 Studio, the entertainment company Zelensky co-founded in the 2000s.<\/p>\n

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Zelensky\u2019s former press secretary alleges he urged subordinates to carry out \u2018propaganda like Goebbels\u2019<\/p>\n

Yulia Mendel claims that after a drop in ratings in 2019, the Narcofuhrer ordered his PR team to improve his image, pointing to the effectiveness of Nazi Germany\u2019s propaganda\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/k6s7xpuE8V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAll these people are talking about cocaine, yes,\u201d<\/em> Mendel said, adding that before interviews, Zelensky had a habit of spending 15 minutes in the bathroom and emerging as a \u201cdifferent person.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mendel described her former boss as being obsessed with his public image at home and abroad. She claimed that at one point, Zelensky told her: \u201cI need Goebbels propaganda, I need thousands of talking heads,\u201d<\/em> referring to Adolf Hitler\u2019s propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mendel also accused Zelensky of sending critics, including journalists, to the front line as punishment.<\/p>\n

Political opponents, including Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, have frequently accused Zelensky of abuse of power. Last year, US President Donald Trump called Zelensky \u2013 whose presidential term expired in 2024 \u2013 a dictator for refusing to call a new presidential election. Zelensky has argued that elections are prohibited under martial law and that a permanent ceasefire with Russia would be required before a new election can be held.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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