The man who has now been arrested on suspicion of plotting an assassination attempt on former US President Trump has devoted his life to Ukraine in recent years.

He later explained that he went there in April 2022 and wanted to enlist, but was rejected due to his advanced age and lack of military experience.

Instead, he devoted his life to recruiting others to fight for Ukraine, and according to one humanitarian worker who met him in Kyiv, he made that his main goal.

“It was his self-imposed mission. He was not formally recruited to do this by the Ukrainian military. It was his personal mission to do this,” German Chris Lutz told the Wall Street Journal.

But according to Lutz, he spoke incoherently, often jumping from one topic to another.

– Ryan was like a recruiting cheerleader. He became kind of a mascot.

Others who had contact with Ruth were more skeptical about his appearance.

“She was a nurse,” says Chelsea Walsh, who met Ruth several times in Kyiv in 2022. The Wall Street Journal So much so that she made such serious threats of violence that she reported her concerns to U.S. border officials in Washington in 2022.

After an hour-long interview, she described him as the most dangerous American she had encountered during her time in Ukraine.

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It is unclear whether any of the shots fired near Trump while he was at his Florida golf club on Sunday came from the suspect, or if only the Secret Service fired.

He first disappeared into the jungle, then was later captured.

According to Vox, Roth did not explain himself to police after his arrest and has requested legal assistance. Police are examining the GoPro camera left at the scene, as well as his car and electronics.

Roth is currently charged with unlawful possession of a firearm as a previous conviction, and destroying the serial number on the weapon.

Evidence presented in the case shows he may have been in the area for about 12 hours before that, according to ABCMeanwhile, the Secret Service says it was not targeting Trump when it was discovered.

They say the FBI is now reviewing Roth's “very active” online record.

Not only has Roth posted a number of times on social media, he has been interviewed several times, and has written a self-published book.

Trump assassination mentioned

In 2023, Roth published a 291-page book titled “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War.” According to The New York Times, many of the books contain graphic and gory images of soldiers and civilians from various conflicts.

Among other things, he calls Trump an “idiot” — and after a segment in which he criticizes Trump for sabotaging the nuclear deal with Iran, he writes:

– Iran, I'm sorry. He adds:

“You are free to carry out an assassination operation against Trump.”

He had a hiring plan.

Roth didn't just want to spread the word about the importance of fighting for Ukraine — he also had a plan he thought could work, and tried to propose it to the Ukrainian defense, to no avail:

He wanted to recruit former soldiers from Afghanistan who fought against the Taliban for the war in Ukraine.

He detailed this plan in an interview with The New York Times in 2023.

Roth, 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 wrote that thousands had expressed interest. New York Times That time.

“Maybe we can buy passports through Pakistan, because it's a corrupt country,” Roth said.

according to New York Times He confidently stated the plans — but he had little patience for criticism. When another American foreign fighter sent him a negative message on Facebook, which he shared with the newspaper, he said, in their words, “He should be shot.”

The Wall Street Journal He also writes They saw a Signal message in which Roth addressed Afghan soldiers, claiming that he had “got the Ukrainian military to accept some Afghan soldiers on a trial basis.”

– Unethical, unprofessional and unacceptable.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces denied any connection to Roth.

She also has a number of soldiers in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who posted messages about Ruth on X. Euronews He also reviewed several messages that contained screenshots of what were supposed to be conversations with him.

In the letters, they ask him to stop portraying himself as a defense recruiter, and write that his methods are suspicious and reflect poorly on Ukraine.

An account belonging to a former Ukrainian International Brigade soldier posted critical messages about him dating back to 2023, according to the newspaper. They write that the person’s identity has been confirmed by the organization’s director. “Volunteer protection”.An organization that raises funds for civilian and military volunteers in Ukraine.

– Ryan Roth has multiple public posts on Facebook about sending troops to Ukraine in 2023 and 2024. He has no authority to act on behalf of Ukraine, and he ignores visa laws, one message from June of this year says.

In another article, the former foreign fighter wrote:

– Roth is either involved in human trafficking, defrauding people, or trying to break as many countries' laws as possible by trying to smuggle people into Ukraine to fight. This is unethical, unprofessional, and unacceptable. What's worse is that he does it by insisting that he is helping Ukraine.

“heart of gold”

Roth describes on his website that anyone can be recruited to fight in Ukraine.

He also gave detailed instructions on how volunteers could get to Ukraine by going to Krakow in Poland, then taking a train or bus to Przemyśl, and then to the Medyka border crossing.

There they had to tell the border guards that they wanted to join the international brigade, after which they would be taken to the office and met with the commanders for this purpose, according to Euronews.

Ryan Roth had a background as a construction worker and was from North Carolina. He had previously been charged and convicted of a number of crimes, including a so-called hit-and-run, driving without a license and possession of stolen property, according to the BBC.

His former neighbour Kim Mongo described Roth to the BBC as someone with a “heart of gold”, but said federal police had once searched his property.

According to Mongo, Ruth had “a lot of stolen items and things” in the house, and described seeing him and his family shooting outside.