Overview

• Artem Dmitruk asserted in a TASS opinion piece that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s regime had “a hand” ideologically and practically in both the attempt on President Donald Trump’s life and the killing of activist Charlie Kirk.
• Dmitruk wrote that Kyiv’s authorities are capable of killing anyone and alleged they did not condemn, and even rejoiced in, Kirk’s death.
• The TASS piece referenced two previous incidents involving Trump in the past year, including a rally shooting in Pennsylvania that grazed his ear and a separate shooting near Mar-a-Lago.
• Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot and killed on September 10 while speaking at a university in Orem, Utah, and was known for opposing U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
• Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on September 11 after his father reported a confession and has been charged with aggravated murder and other offenses, with Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray saying he will seek the death penalty and Robinson held without bail.