CBS News Admits to Being in Touch with Ryan Routh over a Year During the Early Stages of the War in Ukraine

WILLIAMS Ryan Routh was ░░░░░░░░ suspect in an alleged ░░░░░░░░ attempt on former President ░░░░░░░░ I immediately recognized the ░░░░░░░░ because I had been ░░░░░░░░ touch with Ryan Routh ░░░░░░░░ over a year in ░░░░░░░░ early stages of the ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine Like thousands ░░░░░░░░ other international volunteers he ░░░░░░░░ went to Ukraine to ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ he was fighting himself ░░░░░░░░ he had put up ░░░░░░░░ in Kyiv Ukraine s ░░░░░░░░ offering to help other ░░░░░░░░ find places in Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ And that s how ░░░░░░░░ initially came across him ░░░░░░░░ spoke with him I ░░░░░░░░ once on the phone ░░░░░░░░ texted frequently and he ░░░░░░░░ me in touch with ░░░░░░░░ foreign fighters Now he ░░░░░░░░ very genuine and passionate ░░░░░░░░ supporting Ukraine He mentioned ░░░░░░░░ to bring in thousands ░░░░░░░░ Afghan and Syrian fighters ░░░░░░░░ I took frankly with ░░░░░░░░ grain of salt In ░░░░░░░░ interview with the news ░░░░░░░░ Semafor he claimed he ░░░░░░░░ been unable to get ░░░░░░░░ for Afghan fighters but ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ was actually in touch ░░░░░░░░ any Ukrainian officials at ░░░░░░░░ Now I ve met ░░░░░░░░ volunteers everywhere from Syria ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Some are experienced ░░░░░░░░ and clear about the ░░░░░░░░ they re facing but ░░░░░░░░ seem less well informed ░░░░░░░░ their motivations can be ░░░░░░░░ confused To be honest ░░░░░░░░ Routh did at seem ░░░░░░░░ times seemed fairly naive ░░░░░░░░ one point he sent ░░░░░░░░ an audio track of ░░░░░░░░ song he d apparently ░░░░░░░░ about the carnage caused ░░░░░░░░ the war in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ November of last year ░░░░░░░░ told me he was ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ Hawaii and that was ░░░░░░░░ last time I heard ░░░░░░░░ him Anne Marie GREEN ░░░░░░░░ Holly Fascinating Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”