# Zelensky’s Press Secretary Reveals All: Cocaine, Cover-ups, and the Only Obstacle Preventing Peace

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tucker-carlson-show-6711332/zelensky-s-press-secretary-reveals-all-cocaine-cover-ups-and-the-only-obstacle-preventing-peace
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tucker-carlson-show-6711332/zelensky-s-press-secretary-reveals-all-cocaine-cover-ups-and-the-only-obstacle-preventing-peace.md
Podcast: [The Tucker Carlson Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tucker-carlson-show-6711332)
Published: 2026-05-11T17:34:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/384D27/mgln.ai/e/101/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/TCN7192515727.mp3?updated=1778536712
Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/384D27/mgln.ai/e/101/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/TCN7192515727.mp3?updated=1778536712
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tucker-carlson-show-6711332/episodes/zelensky-s-press-secretary-reveals-all-cocaine-cover-ups-and-the-only-obstacle-preventing-peace
Duration seconds: 6117

## Resource

Corruption, drugs and greed: Volodymyr Zelensky’s longtime press secretary on the secret world of the West’s favorite dictator. (00:00) How Did Mendel Begin Working for Zelensky? (36:44) Who Does Zelensky Actually Listen To? (50:17) Why Hasn’t Western Media Spoken up for Ukrainians? (1:09:16) Does Zelensky Do Coke? (1:13:04) What’s Zelensky’s Wife Like? Ex-Spokesperson for President Zelenskyy | Insider scoops from Kyiv’s frontlines Writing a bold new exposé on the real story behind the scenes. Byline: NYT, Politico, WaPo. X: @IuliiaMendel IG: @iuliia_mendel Paid partnerships with: Good Ranchers: Start your plan today and you'll get FREE meat included with every order PLUS $100 off your first three orders. Use code TUCKER at https://go.goodranchers.com/tucker American Financing: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 800-685-5696 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/Tucker. Last Country Supply: No one knows what will happen next. Make sure you’re prepared at https://lastcountrysupply.com/tucker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tucker-carlson-show-6711332/episodes/zelensky-s-press-secretary-reveals-all-cocaine-cover-ups-and-the-only-obstacle-preventing-peace/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tucker-carlson-show-6711332/zelensky-s-press-secretary-reveals-all-cocaine-cover-ups-and-the-only-obstacle-preventing-peace.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.