Putin says murder of Charlie Kirk is sign of deep rift in US

News | October 2, 2025
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SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the murder last month of the right-wing U.S. political activist Charlie Kirk was “disgusting” and proof that there was a deep divide in American society.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Lucy Papachristou)