Russian telegram channels are spreading information about a possible “Ukrainian trace” in the assassination attempt on US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. In their messages, propagandists refer to the so-called “deputy of the Russian Federation Council” from the temporarily occupied Crimea, Tsekov, who called on the United States to consider the version of “involvement in the assassination attempt of the Ukrainian special services”. Ukraine allegedly could have organized the assassination attempt, since Trump promised to stop the war.

In fact, the FBI has already identified the assailant who shot Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. CNN reports this. He turned out to be 20-year-old Matthew Crooks, a resident of Bethel Park (Pennsylvania), who was killed by Secret Service agents at the scene immediately after the shooting.

The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council writes that the purpose of such unsubstantiated Russian propaganda is to discredit Ukraine and the leadership of the Ukrainian state among Western audiences.

In general, it is common for Russian propaganda to look for the so-called “Ukrainian trace” in all the troubles of the world. Read more about this in our material from the Newspeak section.