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Ukraine distances itself from Ryan Routh, man accused in Trump assassination attempt
NBC News ^ | Sep 16, 2024 | Daryna Mayer, Alexander Smith and Caroline Radnofsky

Posted on 09/16/2024 10:30:02 AM PDT by McGruff

Routh had already been extensively profiled in the Western media as an ardent supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion. He had traveled to Ukraine wanting to fight but had said in media interviews that he had turned to recruitment after being rejected by its military because he was too old and had no battlefield experience.

Routh said on social media that he supported Trump in 2016 but by 2020 had soured on the Republican, writing “I will be glad when you gone [sic]” in June that year. Around the same time, he also tweeted in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and then-Democrat-turned-independent Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, while saying that Biden “stands for nothing.”

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In May 2022, a GoFundMe page was set up on his behalf by Kathleen Shaffer, who said she was his fiancée. The page, which had raised more than $1,800 when it was removed Sunday, was aimed at helping his volunteer and recruitment drive in Ukraine.

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After Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, he was a vocal presence both on social media and in Kyiv’s Maidan Square, where he pitched a tent and erected billboards attempting to rally volunteers.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: beggarofkiev; routh; ukraine; zeeperassassin; zeepwarmustcontinue; zeepzeep
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1 posted on 09/16/2024 10:30:02 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff
A quote from the Zelensky, "The rule of law is paramount and political violence has no place anywhere in the world."

What a load of horse manure. He cares nothing about rule of law. He is a tyrant and the war is his cash cow.

Also from the article, "...Trump, the GOP nominee, has been more ambiguous — twice refusing to say whether he wanted the U.S. ally to win the war at last week’s debate."

Win? Win what? This war shouldn't even be happening. Once ended, it's a win for everyone. These people are maniacs desperate to hold on to all of their lucrative dealings. Peace makes them poor and irrelevant.

2 posted on 09/16/2024 10:43:03 AM PDT by grimalkin (Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
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To: McGruff

this Routh guy sounds like someone with mental illness of some kind, however I would like a forensic accounting of his finances over the past 5 years. (something we will never ever see)


3 posted on 09/16/2024 10:47:10 AM PDT by algore
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To: McGruff

Kammie declaring during the debate that DJT is Putin’s BFF sock puppet would be enough to send Routh over the ledge.


4 posted on 09/16/2024 10:50:58 AM PDT by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )
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To: algore

I’d like to know how he knew at least a day ahead of time where to be to get a shot at Trump.


5 posted on 09/16/2024 10:51:05 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (This world is driven by envy, not greed.)
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To: McGruff

How much did Ukraine pay Routh for every Body he sent them ?


6 posted on 09/16/2024 10:58:19 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: algore

Exactly, traveling across the pond isn’t cheap. A house in Hawaii, that ain’t cheap (just for the land alone).


7 posted on 09/16/2024 11:02:34 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SaxxonWoods

So many questions.


8 posted on 09/16/2024 11:03:07 AM PDT by grimalkin (Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Budanov probably knows.


9 posted on 09/16/2024 11:26:35 AM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: McGruff

Kathleen (Gardner) Shaffer , fiancé ?

Her Gofundme page no longer exists.


10 posted on 09/16/2024 11:39:25 AM PDT by OldHarbor (strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-c)
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To: butlerweave
He was living in his imagination, none of his claims and ideas were real.


11 posted on 09/16/2024 11:54:07 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: grimalkin
This war shouldn't even be happening.

In this I agree with you. Russia should never had invaded.

12 posted on 09/16/2024 12:04:15 PM PDT by Petrosius
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To: McGruff

This guy, the Vindman brothers and a lot of Ukrainian crap thrown Trump’s way.


13 posted on 09/16/2024 12:43:15 PM PDT by BEJ
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To: McGruff; marcusmaximus; bert; Berlin_Freeper; Alter Kaker; tlozo; Sunsong; UMCRevMom@aol.com

Anyone else notice how quiet the Zeeper propagandists are? The Zeepers should do a wellness check on their comment buddies to see who is missing after Rous was arrested


14 posted on 09/16/2024 12:45:49 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Petrosius

How sad are you that your fellow traveller Rous was arrested?


15 posted on 09/16/2024 12:46:41 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: McGruff

Soooo, his toon changed when the democrats started paying him?


16 posted on 09/16/2024 12:55:35 PM PDT by oil_dude
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To: Petrosius

When are you going to volunteer with the CIA for assassin training like a good Zeeper?


17 posted on 09/16/2024 12:58:49 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: Petrosius

If the Ukrainians had not been killing INNOCENT ethnic Russian civilians in the eastern provinces from 2014 to 2021 Putin would not have invaded.


18 posted on 09/16/2024 12:59:48 PM PDT by oil_dude
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To: wildcard_redneck
How sad are you that your fellow traveller Rous was arrested?

Practicing guild by association? It only shows how weak your position is.

19 posted on 09/16/2024 1:04:23 PM PDT by Petrosius
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To: oil_dude
If the Ukrainians had not been killing INNOCENT ethnic Russian civilians in the eastern provinces from 2014 to 2021 Putin would not have invaded.

Too bad there was not the deliberate targeting of ethnic Russian civilians that you claim. That you continue to repeat that lie only goes to discredit your position.

20 posted on 09/16/2024 1:06:09 PM PDT by Petrosius
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