"Demography is just catastrophic."
In an explosive sit-down on Tucker Carlson, Volodymyr Zelensky’s former press secretary, Iuliia Mendel, warns that Ukraine simply cannot sustain its current trajectory as she breaks down the grim human reality behind the war:
• Population Crash: Ukraine’s population has collapsed from 52 million in 1991 to barely 20 million today.
• No Workforce: Over 12 million are pensioners or disabled—leaving Ukraine with almost no labor force left to sustain the country.
• The Death Spiral: Last year saw 3x more deaths than births in Ukraine. In the first half of this year, that ratio spiked to 4x.
MENDEL: "Every American patriot, if you saw your country in this condition, you would never agree to this. You would be calling for peace."
"Peace cannot be pro-Russian. I want this to be heard."