Yuliya Mendel accused her former boss of seeking to prolong the conflictwith Russia to “get more money” Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is using the conflict with Russia to enrich himself and his associates, his former spokeswoman, Yuliya Mendel, has claimed in an interview with Tucker Carlson. Mendel served as Zelensky’s press secretary from 2019 to 2021. Her allegations came as Andrey Yermak, Zelensky’s former influential chief of staff, was named a suspect in a money laundering case