Iuliia Mendel (Speaking in Russian):
Vladimir Vladimirovich, with all your life experience I don't understand how you see this world. But I'm not a NATO representative, not a Western representative, and I don't work for Zelensky — they're political opponents. You're not a threat to me. I'm a Ukrainian woman from provincial Kherson.You say you're a man of God, but what's happening in Ukraine has nothing to do with God or humanity. You say you want peace — the only right thing today. It's the only way Ukraine and Russia can both win. No victor. Both lose. Slavs kill Slavs.Your army tells you only noble victories, but there's a drone safari on people. My mom, a nurse, was talking on the phone going home — a Russian drone wounded her. Another nurse, back from her grandson's birthday in my Kherson village, was killed by a Russian drone getting out of her car. We see videos of old people evacuating, falling in blood and snow, shocked by explosions.On frontlines, the oldest and poorest have no money to leave. Your army posts videos hunting people with drones. There must be limits of humanity. One word, one order from you can stop this.You want peace? Stop. No one may thank you, but people will know. Peace is the only possible decision today.
[Grok translation]
Ordinarily I would not take such a speech seriously. And I confess, at the beginning of this video, I did not really take her seriously. Her English is imperfect and she is too pretty. At first glance she comes across as a pretty Ukrainian woman who lacks depth and seriousness. This is incorrect.
I'm telling you, set your stereotypes aside and listen to her. If you watch the video, it becomes clear that she is a master of her subject, Zelensky, and she deserves our attention. She describes Zelensky as a tyrannical child who simply does not want the war to end, which would end his grift. That sounds about right to me.
And this ending was completely unexpected, which I guess is what makes it notable. Because I don't see Putin responding at all, even if he does see it. I just wish she would have also addressed her fellow Ukrainians. Message: Arrest Zelensky before he gets us all killed.