Trump assassination attempt suspect was seen as liability to Ukraine, ex-soldier recalls

KYIV, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump was seen as a liability by some soldiers and volunteers in Ukraine, where he offered to recruit Afghans into the Ukrainian military, a former soldier told Reuters on Tuesday.

Ryan Routh, 58, who was arrested about 40 minutes after the incident on Sunday at one of the former president's Florida golf courses, publicly backed Ukraine and spent time in Kyiv after Russia launched its invasion in 2022.

"He was delusional ... he had this idea that...