Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed the assassination of Donald Trump’s close aide Charlie Kirk, calling it a “heinous crime”. He said that the far-right activist’s murder reflected a “deep split” in American society. He also said that supplying Ukraine with weapons will “seriously damage relations” between Moscow and Washington. Charlie Kirk assassinationCharlie Kirk was shot dead during a campus event at Utah Valley University. The US president condemned the death, calling Kirk a model “for truth and freedom” and said he was a man of “deep faith”.