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He talked of buying off corrupt officials, forging passports and doing whatever it took to get his Afghan cadre to Ukraine, but he had no real way to accomplish his goals. At one point he mentioned arranging a U.S. military transport flight from Iraq to Poland with Afghan refugees willing to fight,
Gibbons-Neff wrote about Routh Honestly, his state of mind was familiar to me and reminded me of a lot of people in that sphere that were very similar,
I shook my head. It sounded ridiculous, but the tone in Mr. Routh’s voice said otherwise. He was going to back Ukraine’s war effort, no matter what,
He seemed way in over his head and very driven to help where he could,
the reporter said of the suspect, who has an extensive criminal history It struck me as surprising but also not that surprising,
journalist Thomas Gibbons-Neff said Monday on MSNBC about learning that Routh was the suspect in the thwarted shooting You can't really underestimate Ukraine, Russia's invasion and what it's like to be there. I use the term loosely, ‘drinking the Kool-Aid,’
Mr. Routh, who had spent some time in Ukraine trying to raise support for the war, was seeking recruits from among Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban. And so the former Afghan soldier reckoned Mr. Routh could get him to the Ukrainian front. (Anything, even war, was better than the conditions in Iran for Afghans after the Taliban retook Kabul in August of 2021.),
Mr. Routh, who spent several months in Ukraine last year, said he planned to move them, in some cases illegally, from Pakistan and Iran to Ukraine. He said dozens had expressed interest,
the New York Times reported in an article published on March 25, 2023 In my opinion everyone should be there supporting the Ukrainians,
I presume that I must be clear, that while on the current path Ukraine will not win, it is imperative for the world that they do win, and that is why this book is so important, for us all to recognize that losing is not an option and what we must do to win,
Routh wrote in the description I am here in kyiv and want to use Independence Park to create a tent city of all the foreigners here in support to get thousands more foreign civilians to come and support Ukraine,
Ukraine is very often hard to work with. Many foreign soldiers leave after a week in Ukraine or must move from unit to unit to find a place they are respected and appreciated,
Just get it done. All right. Negotiate a deal,
We would like to clarify that Ryan Wesley Routh has never been part of, associated with, or linked to the International Legion in any capacity. Any claims or suggestions indicating otherwise are entirely inaccurate,
the legion said in a separate email statement We each need to help the Chinese,
On his WhatsApp bio, it says ... without further explanation Volunteering in Ukraine is the most honorable and noble sacrifice, and every human on the planet should be here for freedom and human rights,
Routh’s military recruitment website read It is important to note that military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should refrain from engaging in discussions regarding U.S. domestic politics or its international implications. We fully respect and welcome the decisions made by the American people in choosing their elected officials,
He had threatened to blow up the entire Greensboro Police Department, that was all documented in the police reports,
They can fend for themselves; they don’t need a dad any more.”
He said of his wife and three children, then in their 20s I had no clue that he had moved on and was continuing his escapades.”