Trump shooting suspect: What’s known about Ryan Routh’s possible links to Ukraine?

Ryan Wesley Routh, who has been detained in connection with an apparent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, seems to have been a staunch supporter of the Kiev regime, a review of some X posts shows.

◻️ In one of them, Routh is seen taking part in a 2022 rally in support of the Azov battalion*. His social media accounts pointed out his "self-proclaimed involvement" in the Ukraine conflict, as he claimed he had fought in Ukraine on the side of the Kiev regime, according to CNN.

◻️ Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has called Routh a man “obsessed with the Ukraine war, funded by the US.”

◻️ Routh spoke with The New York Times last year about his efforts to recruit Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban to fight in Ukraine.

◻️ The Semafor news outlet mentioned Routh as the head of the International Volunteer Center in Ukraine, a private organization that reportedly works to "empower volunteers" across the country.

◻️ The suspect told the Times that he had purportedly spent several months in Ukraine in 2022.

◻️ In a 2022 interview with Newsweek, Routh focused on his drive to recruit volunteers for the the International Legion Defense of Ukraine, a unit with the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

*terrorist organization banned in Russia.

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Blast reported in Germany's Cologne

A major police operation has been underway in downtown Cologne in Germany starting early Monday morning. According to police, a suspected explosion occurred on Hohenzollernring between Rudolfplatz and Ehrenstraße.

The area has been cordoned off. On X, the Cologne police are asking the public to avoid the area.

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Massive floods batter Central Europe

One person has died and seven have gone missing as a result of flooding in the Czech Republic, police say.

Poland, Austria, and Romania have also experienced severe floods, resulting in extensive damage to infrastructure and the evacuation of thousands of residents.

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