Putin crony claims Trump ‘gunman’ was hired by Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s right-hand antheral has weighed successful connected the 2nd assassination effort connected the US statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump.

Dmitry Medvedev – the erstwhile Russian president and premier curate ever overshadowed by Putin – made immoderate arguable remarks conscionable hours aft the suspect Ryan W Routh was arrested.

Routh, a Ukraine activist, was detained soon aft a suspected gunman hid successful the bushes surrounding the Trump National Golf Club successful West Palm Beach, Florida, and pointed an AK-style weapon astatine Trump from a distance.

Now Medvedev has poured gasoline successful the flames by suggesting that Routh could person been hired by Ukraine.

Medvedev, who present works arsenic a apical information assembly official, posted connected his English connection X account: ‘I wonderment what would hap if it turned retired that the failed caller Trump shooter Routh, who recruited mercenaries for the Ukrainian army, was himself hired by the neo-nazi authorities successful Kiev for this assassination attempt?’

Pictures person emerged showing Routh attending respective pro-Ukraine rallies successful Kyiv aft travelling determination conscionable months aft the Russian invasion.

Routh, a registered Democratic voter, was often seen dressed successful apparel bearing the US emblem astatine rallies successful Kyiv and holding signs calling for assistance to Ukraine alongside different campaigners.

However, US authorities person not mentioned immoderate transportation betwixt Routh and the Ukrainian state.

The 58-year-old had reportedly travelled to Ukraine to find subject recruits among Afghan soldiers who had escaped the Taliban, BBC reports.

Routh, a contractor from Hawaii, has allegedly had run-ins with instrumentality enforcement implicit the years, including a condemnation for possessing a limb of wide destruction.

Hundreds of societal media users rushed to stock their thoughts aft Medvedev’s arguable station to the 1.3 cardinal followers connected his planetary account, with galore peddling further conspiracy theories.

Medvedev became the Russian president aft Putin successful 2008 and served for 4 years earlier Putin made a instrumentality to power.

During his clip arsenic the president, Putin was ne'er acold distant arsenic helium clung to powerfulness arsenic the premier minister.

The 2nd assassination effort comes conscionable months aft 20-year-old Thomas Crooks fired a semi-automatic firearm astatine Trump during a rally, sidesplitting a retired occurrence main Corey Comperatore and injuring 2 others.

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