Assassination attempt on Donald Trump: Volodymyr Zelensky condemns “political violence”, Kremlin sees it as escalation of campaign
“I’m glad to know that Donald Trump is safe and sound.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted on X, the day after the alleged assassination attempt against the former US president on Sunday. “The rule of law is essential and political violence has no place anywhere in the world”he reiterated. According to US media, the suspect is an American who wanted to fight against Russia in Ukraine.
A senior Ukrainian official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the man, Ryan Wesley Routh, had no ties to the Ukrainian government. “He was not used here [dans l’armée ukrainienne] and has no ties to state structures, that is certain”This official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The man, who traveled to kyiv in 2022 to support the Ukrainian people, “I had entered Ukraine as a normal person, (…) as there are many »The Ukrainian Foreign Legion, made up of foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine, also said the American suspect had never served in its ranks.
The Kremlin, for its part, viewed the assassination attempt as a sign of an intensification of the election campaign for the presidential elections in November. “Of course, we are closely following the information coming from the United States. We see how tense the situation is there, even between political rivals. Political fighting is intensifying and various methods are being used.”said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian presidency, during his daily conference call with Russian and foreign media.
