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."
Ukraine is losing on the battlefield—but neither Ukrainians nor their Western partners dare to say it aloud. Despite successful Ukrainian strikes on military targets inside...
Ukraine is considering a government reshuffle even as the war with Russia rages on. The political elite are actively discussing such plans, weighing technical details...
On Sunday, following the U.S. strike on Iran, more than 50 oil tankers scrambled to exit the Strait of Hormuz — controlled by the Iranian...
Ukraine’s reform efforts are falling short of expectations, raising alarm amid wartime challenges. The country has slipped one rank in the global corruption index, taking...
Last week, the EU reinstated pre-war duties and quotas on Ukraine’s agricultural sector, putting further pressure on the war-torn country’s fragile economy. The move affects Ukrainian...
