““He has no connections with Ukrainian state institutions””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
At a briefing in Kyiv, the representative of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heorhiy Tyhiy, called on the world community to refrain from artificially linking the man’s actions with Ukraine.
“Yes, we see from the news that the suspect previously publicly supported Ukraine. But look, there are hundreds of millions of people in the United States who support Ukraine. And it’s obviously a diverse group of people. We urge everyone to refrain from artificially tying the suspect’s actions to Ukraine,” said the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tychy emphasized that Ukraine strongly condemns this “criminal act and all forms of political violence.” He also stated that the suspect never had anything to do with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“He has no ties to Ukrainian state institutions and has never fought for Ukraine as part of the International Legion or other units of the Armed Forces,” Tykhy added. Source.
The day before, Ryan Root, who was arrested in the case of a new attempt on the US presidential candidate from the Republicans Donald Trump, was charged with illegal possession of weapons.
The shooting took place near a golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Donald Trump was at the time. According to the media, Root is involved in several offenses. He also told the media that he tried to recruit former soldiers of the Afghan army to serve in the Armed Forces and spent several months in 2022 on Ukrainian territory.
The assassination attempt was thwarted after a Secret Service agent fired warning shots into the bushes surrounding the golf course, spotting the green muzzle of an assault rifle. Root tried to escape in a car, but was apprehended a short time later.
The motives of Ruth’s actions are unknown. According to the Associated Press, in 2020 he wrote on social media about supporting the candidacy of Donald Trump, but more recently he has been a supporter of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.