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Former Zelensky Aide Urges Ukraine to Embrace Peace Deal

11/24/2025

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Iuliia Mendel, the former press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, urged Ukraine to accept a proposed peace deal with Russia, saying the country is bleeding out.
She criticized opponents for lacking understanding of the war's realities.
She highlighted human cost and accused the European Union of failing to support Ukraine.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Geneva to discuss a 28-point peace plan with Ukrainian input.

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Iuliia Mendel, the former press secretary for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, urged Ukraine to accept a proposed peace deal with Russia, saying the country is bleeding out.
She criticized opponents for lacking understanding of the war's realities.
She highlighted human cost and accused the European Union of failing to support Ukraine.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Geneva to discuss a 28-point peace plan with Ukrainian input.