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2024-09-27 16:47:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 70F3510A5ACB53F17580457010D6B76E401E103C845DF6434A39EFE1B281681A
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Original Note:
False. Ryan Routh NEVER “fought in the Ukrainian army.” Heorhii Tykhyi (Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson) and the Ukrainian International Legion of Defence Intelligence have both denied this. Routh intended to join but was REJECTED by Ukraine. https://www.npr.org/2024/09/17/nx-s1-5113984/ukraine-trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-veterans#:~:text=Tykhyi%20said%20Routh%20has%20no%20connection%20to%20the%20Ukrainian%20government%20and%20never%20served%20in%20the%20International%20Legion%2C%20the%20main%20force%20of%20foreign%20military%20volunteers%2C%20or%20in%20any%20units%20in%20Ukraine%E2%80%99s%20armed%20forces https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/09/16/ryan-routh-trump-guman-ukraine/75250770007/#:~:text=Routh%20%22has%20never%20served%20in%20the%20International%20Legion%20of%20the%20Main%20Directorate%20of%20Intelligence%20of%20the%20Ministry%20of%20Defense%20of%20Ukraine%2C%20has%20no%20relation%20to%20the%20unit%2C%22%20Ukrainian%20military%20intelligence%20said%20in%20a%20statement%20Monday https://time.com/7021979/trump-shooting-suspect-routh-messages-ukraine/#:~:text=Routh%20did%20have,of%20Routh%E2%80%99s%20assistance https://x.com/DIU_Legion/status/1835613083626033662 https://thehill.com/policy/international/4882388-ukrainian-military-units-deny-links-routh/#:~:text=American%20citizen%20Ryan%20Routh%20has%20never%20served%20in%20the%20International%20Legion%20of%20the%20Main%20Directorate%20of%20Intelligence%20of%20the%20Ministry%20of%20Defense%20of%20Ukraine%2C%20has%20no%20relation%20to%20the%20unit.%20Rumors%20disseminated%20in%20certain%20media%20are%20not%20true https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/09/16/ryan-routh-donald-trump-suspect-gunman-reject-ukraine-army/ https://www.euronews.com/2024/09/16/suspected-trump-florida-shooter-wasnt-a-member-of-ukrainian-international-volunteer-unit-i https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/sep/16/what-was-trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-ryan/
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