Zelensky sends message to Donald Trump after failed assassination attempt

Volodymyr Zelensky has wished Donald Trump a “speedy recovery” after the former US president was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt on Saturday, 13 July, at a rally in Pennsylvania. The Ukrainian president described the incident as a “heinous crime” and said it showed “how serious the global challenges to democracy are right now.” A person in the crowd was killed and two others were injured as Mr Trump was on stage in Butler. The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject involved” in the shooting. Watch more on Independent TV: The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: Find us on social: TikTok / @independent Instagram / X (Twitter) / Facebook / http