Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed at the UN that ‘God saved’ Donald Trump from assassination.
Speaking at the annual UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Zelensky referred to Trump’s stunning shift in tone on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the attempt on his life on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania last July.
He said: ‘Excellencies, yesterday, President Trump stood right here in his hall, and God saved him from a murder attempt during the campaign.
‘A shot was fired from a rifle and just half, just a fraction of an inch saved his life’.
Last night, Trump made a major reversal on the Russian war, declaring Tuesday that Ukraine is positioned to retake all of its lost territory and more.
The dramatic change of heart comes just over a month after the US president agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a potential peace plan involving Ukraine ceding its land to the invading forces.
‘After seeing the economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,’ the president wrote on Truth Social Tuesday afternoon after meetings at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
‘With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option.’
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky (pictured) has claimed at the UN that ‘God saved’ Donald Trump from assassination
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska (R) listens as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025
It comes after Trump’s other would-be assassin, Ryan Routh, began stabbing himself in the neck with a pen on Tuesday after being found guilty on all charges related to the September 2024 plot to kill the then-presidential candidate.
The chaos unfolded in a Florida courtroom after jurors reached a unanimous verdict.
Routh, 59, was caught by authorities during a manhunt in Palm Beach last year after Secret Service agents spotted him in some bushes outside of one of Trump’s golf courses as the Republican played a round.
A gun and a camera were found at the scene where Routh fled.
After the verdict was read, Routh began jabbing at his neck with a pen.
His daughter, Sarah Ellen Routh, also reportedly began screaming expletives in the courtroom before crying and storming out of the building.
She was later filmed sobbing and running past cameras as she left. Routh’s son, Adam Routh, was also spotted leaving the courtroom after the guilty verdict.
Routh, of Hawaii, was found guilty of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate, felony possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer.
Routh faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. His sentencing is expected on December 18.
Trump congratulated Attorney General Pam Bondi and her department after the conviction.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024
‘The trial was meticulously handled, and I would like to thank the Judge and Jury for their time, professionalism, and patience,’ the president said in a statement.
‘This was an evil man with an evil intention, and they caught him.’
Bondi said the verdict ‘illustrates the Department of Justice’s commitment to punishing those who engage in political violence,’ in a post on X.
‘This attempted assassination was not only an attack on our president, but an affront to our very nation itself.’
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