Ukraine's Azov Brigade Denies Links to Trump Assassination Suspect Ryan Routh

The Ukrainian Azov Brigade refuted any connection to Ryan Wesley Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.

The statement came out after a 2022 video from a rally in support of the Mariupol garrison in Kyiv, featuring Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, started circulating on social media.

“We would like to officially state that Ryan Wesley Routh has no connection to Azov and has never had any connection to Azov. The peaceful demonstration he attended was open and anyone could join it. He was caught on the video filmed by the protesters by accident,” a statement on Azov’s official account reads. “We believe that the spread of the narrative about the possible connection between Azov and Ryan Wesley Routh is playing along with Russian propaganda and discredits the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine and the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine in general.“

Previously, authorities reported that a gunman attempted to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday at his golf course in Palm Beach, Florida.