FILE PHOTO: Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally for support of Ukraine, at the Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 29, 2022. Yelyzaveta Servatynska/Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine Suspilne/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo
KYIV (Reuters) -Ryan Routh, the reported suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, visited Kyiv in the summer of 2022 to encourage people to fight for Ukraine, he told a news outlet that year.
Ukrainian officials distanced themselves from Routh on Monday, saying they had no links with him and warning that Russia would use his support for Ukraine as propaganda.
