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Since leaving office, Mendel has become increasingly critical of Zelenskyy's governance. Starting in late 2024, has advocated for a ceasefire and negotiations with Russia.[{{Cite web |last=Mendel |first=Julia |date=2024-11-06 |title=Donald Trump Will Be President: Let’s Not Dramatize |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/41788 |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=Kyiv Post}}][{{cite web |access-date=2026-04-10 |author=Julia Mendel |date=2025-01-25 |language=en |title=Zelensky's Former Spokesperson: Ukraine Needs a Cease-Fire Now |url=https://time.com/7210702/ukraine-needs-a-ceasefire/ |website=Time}}][{{citation |access-date=2026-04-10 |author=Kathryn Fink |date=2025-02-05 |periodical=NPR |title=Former Zelenskyy press secretary makes the case for ceasefire |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5282166/former-zelenskyy-press-secretary-makes-the-case-for-ceasefire}}] |
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Since leaving office, Mendel has become increasingly critical of Zelenskyy's governance. Starting in late 2024, she has advocated for a ceasefire and negotiations with Russia.[{{Cite web |last=Mendel |first=Julia |date=2024-11-06 |title=Donald Trump Will Be President: Let’s Not Dramatize |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/41788 |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=Kyiv Post}}][{{cite web |access-date=2026-04-10 |author=Julia Mendel |date=2025-01-25 |language=en |title=Zelensky's Former Spokesperson: Ukraine Needs a Cease-Fire Now |url=https://time.com/7210702/ukraine-needs-a-ceasefire/ |website=Time}}][{{citation |access-date=2026-04-10 |author=Kathryn Fink |date=2025-02-05 |periodical=NPR |title=Former Zelenskyy press secretary makes the case for ceasefire |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5282166/former-zelenskyy-press-secretary-makes-the-case-for-ceasefire}}] |
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In a January 2025 article in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]],'' Mendel called for Ukraine to pursue an immediate ceasefire with Russia, even if it resulted in territorial concessions.[{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Zelensky's Former Spokesperson: Ukraine Needs a Cease-Fire |url=https://time.com/7210702/ukraine-needs-a-ceasefire/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=TIME |language=en}}] In a December 2025 interview with [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]], Mendel stated that she feared for her life because of [[Andriy Yermak]], the former head [[Office of the President of Ukraine]], who she characterized as "very dangerous".[{{Cite web |last=euconedit |date=2026-03-07 |title=Former Spokesperson Criticises Zelensky for Threatening Orbán |url=https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/iuliia-mendel-critique-zelensky-ukraine-hungary-eu/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |language=en-US}}] Mendel further claimed that Yermak could remain a "shadow puppeteer" in the Zelenskyy government despite his firing, and that he practiced magic.[{{Cite web |date=2025-11-28 |title=Why Andriy Yermak's ouster is a political earthquake for Ukraine |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/andriy-yermaks-ukraine-politics-volodymyr-zelenskyy-scandal-kyiv-russia/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web |title=Zelensky's ex-press secretary: Yermak practices magic |url=https://spzh.eu/en/news/90569-zelenskys-ex-press-secretary-yermak-practices-magic |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=UOJ}}] |
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In a January 2025 article in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]],'' Mendel called for Ukraine to pursue an immediate ceasefire with Russia, even if it resulted in territorial concessions.[{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Zelensky's Former Spokesperson: Ukraine Needs a Cease-Fire |url=https://time.com/7210702/ukraine-needs-a-ceasefire/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=TIME |language=en}}] In a December 2025 interview with [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]], Mendel stated that she feared for her life because of [[Andriy Yermak]], the former head [[Office of the President of Ukraine]], who she characterized as "very dangerous".[{{Cite web |last=euconedit |date=2026-03-07 |title=Former Spokesperson Criticises Zelensky for Threatening Orbán |url=https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/iuliia-mendel-critique-zelensky-ukraine-hungary-eu/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |language=en-US}}] Mendel further claimed that Yermak could remain a "shadow puppeteer" in the Zelenskyy government despite his firing, and that he practiced magic.[{{Cite web |date=2025-11-28 |title=Why Andriy Yermak's ouster is a political earthquake for Ukraine |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/andriy-yermaks-ukraine-politics-volodymyr-zelenskyy-scandal-kyiv-russia/ |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web |title=Zelensky's ex-press secretary: Yermak practices magic |url=https://spzh.eu/en/news/90569-zelenskys-ex-press-secretary-yermak-practices-magic |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=UOJ}}] |
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