{
  "id": 7837714,
  "title": "Mendel says she was denied entry to European Parliament building, links decision to sanctions against her",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/mendel-says-she-was-denied-entry-to-european-parliament-building",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:22:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1205558.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former press secretary to Ukraine's President Yulia Mendel claims she was denied entry to the European Parliament building, attributing the decision to sanctions imposed by Ukraine. The day of her scheduled speech, she was barred from entering the European Parliament. Mendel directly attributes this to President Zelenskyy's sanctions, which were imposed on September 13. However, she stated in a Facebook post that the sanctions were imposed just a few days before her speech at the European Parliament. The sanctions came just days after her controversial interview with Tucker Carlson, which Mendel believed may have triggered the sanctions. Despite being denied entry, Mendel's speech was still held, as it is an event organized by political groups on the premises of the European Parliament, not an official event of the European Parliament itself. Mendel served as Zelenskyy's press secretary from 2019 to 2021, and in May 2026, she gave an interview to American journalist Tucker Carlson, where she made accusations against Zelenskyy and his inner circle.",
  "summary": "Former press secretary to the President of Ukraine Yulia Mendel said she was denied entry to the European Parliament building and attributed this to sanctions imposed on her by Ukraine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Kallas urges European Parliament to “open its eyes”: Russia is the only obstacle to peace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kallas-urges-european-parliament-to-open-its-eyes-russia-is-the-only",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:52:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}