{
  "id": 17995974,
  "title": "Zelensky’s Former Press Secretary Iuliia Mendel Accused of Treason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/zelenskys-former-press-secretary-iuliia-mendel-accused-of-treason",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:03:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/89039"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Prosecutor General’s Office have notified President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former press secretary, Iuliia Mendel, of suspicion of high treason in absentia, accusing her of justifying Russia’s war. Mendel, who lives abroad and has made several misleading claims about Zelensky, was previously sanctioned in September.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Ukraine names Iuliia Mendel, Zelensky’s former press secretary, as a treason suspect",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ukraine-names-iuliia-mendel-zelenskys-former-press-secretary-as-a",
        "published": "2026-11-03T16:32:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Ex-presidential press secretary Mendel notified of suspicion of treason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ex-presidential-press-secretary-mendel-notified-of-suspicion-of",
        "published": "2026-11-03T16:39:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukraine suspects former Zelenskyy spokesperson Yulia Mendel of treason over public statements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ukraine-suspects-former-zelenskyy-spokesperson-yulia-mendel-of",
        "published": "2026-11-03T17:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine charges Zelensky's former press secretary Iuliia Mendel with treason",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ukraine-charges-zelenskys-former-press-secretary-iuliia-mendel-with",
        "published": "2026-11-03T17:32:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}