Volodymyr Zelensky denounces Trump assassination attempt: ‘Political violence has no place anywhere in the world’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned the assassination try on Donald Trump. Zelensky denounced the violence after it emerged that the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, travelled to Ukraine to assist the conflict in opposition to Russia previously.

‘Political violence has no place anyplace on the earth’

“I’m glad to listen to that @realDonaldTrump is protected and unhurt. My finest needs to him and his household. It’s good that the suspect within the assassination try was apprehended rapidly. That is our precept: the rule of regulation is paramount and political violence has no place anyplace on the earth. We sincerely hope that everybody stays protected,” Zelensky wrote on X.

Routh, 58, had beforehand expressed hissupport for the struggle in opposition to the Russian invasion. He participated in demonstrations in Kyiv in assist of Ukrainians who had been trapped within the metropolis of Mariupol. He reportedly additionally tried to get troops to assist in the battle.

Zelensky’s remark got here as his nation’s navy tried to distance themselves from the would-be murderer. “He didn’t serve right here and has no ties to state buildings, that’s for positive. He entered Ukraine as a no one, only a supporter, there are lots of individuals like this,” a high-ranking Ukrainian official, who spoke anonymously, advised Agence France Presse.

Ukraine’s Worldwide Legion, which contains international volunteers, denied any ties to Routh. It stated the suspect by no means served with them and had “no relation to the unit” since Russia’s February 2022 assault.

It was reported that Routh was allegedly on a Trump-owned golf course with an AK-47, a GoPro digicam and different gadgets earlier than what may have been an assassination try on Trump, authorities stated. The Secret Service fired at him upon noticing him, however didn’t hit him. The suspect fled the scene in a automotive, and was arrested by authorities in a visitors cease on I-95.