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EADaily, February 8th, 2026. The assassination attempt on General Vladimir Alekseev testifies that peace negotiations are deadly for Kiev. This was stated by an expert on international conflicts, Israeli analyst Yuri Bocharov.
Ryan Routh, convicted of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump in 2024, was sentenced to life in federal prison after prosecutors detailed months of planning.
CNN’s Randi Kaye speaks with Brianna Keilar about the sentencing of Ryan Routh. Kaye was in the courtroom and watched Routh’s reaction to the sentence.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia has declassified the identity of the perpetrator and accomplices of the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev. This was announced on February 8 by the FSB Public Relations Center.
Left-wing podcasters Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan said they believe Trump's assassination attempt was staged, with Welch quipping she was embracing "BlueAnon" conspiracies.
Ryan Routh was sentenced to life in federal prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in 2024.
Zinaida Serebritskaya, an accomplice in the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, who had fled to Ukraine, was a religious woman. Her neighbor in her native village in the LPR told Izvestia about this on February 8.