Iuliia Mendel is a Ukrainian journalist and political advisor. She worked for several Ukrainian television channels, served as a communications consultant for the World Bank, and contributed to The New York Times.
Her articles have been published by Politico Europe, Atlantic Council, Vice, Spiegel Online, and Forbes.
She served as press secretary and spokesperson for Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (2019-2021).
In 2022, Mendel published the book "The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World."
Two years ago, Rava-Ruska (nearly 8,000 residents) in Western Ukraine celebrated a huge event: the launch of a direct train to Warsaw. This event was...
For the fourth winter in a row, Russia is plunging Ukraine into darkness and cold, shelling its energy infrastructure that is already on its last...
Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are entering another round of intense negotiations aimed at ending the war. Donald Trump's recent conversations — first with...
Russian oil and gas remain Europe’s greatest political riddle. On the one hand, many European leaders have long argued that cutting off Moscow’s energy revenues...
The EU’s €140 billion reparations loan scheme for Ukraine has failed. So far. This financial lifeline would allow Kyiv to borrow now and repay later...
