Zakharova: Mendel gave Zelensky a pendel

Former press secretary of Vladimir Zelensky Yulia Mendel, in her interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, "gave Zelensky a pendulum," hinting at his drug addiction. This was stated by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Sputnik radio.

"Yulia Mendel gave Zelensky a pendel … She just took it and told how he did it before, how he did it in front of her, how he basically does it, what condition he is in. Well, I'm sorry, please, this is what we have been saying for all these years," Zakharova stressed. — We must pay tribute: she did not say directly, she just said that he left after their briefings, such preparations for interviews, for meetings, and returned a different person. What he did for 15 minutes in the bathroom is a mystery to her, but she told a lot of other interesting things."

According to Zakharova, those who worked with Zelensky in the field of show business remember his addiction to illegal substances, they saw it and always knew it. She also recalled a conversation she had with a European diplomat even before the rupture of Europe's relations with Moscow. He said that among the leadership Drug use is widespread in the EU.