The Florida governor, on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, broke with Republicans to attack President Biden’s foreign policy and align more closely with Donald Trump as he weighs a presidential bid.



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DeSantis saying Ukraine support is not 'vital' national interest sparks backlash in GOP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump's opposition to U.S. aid to Ukraine represents a larger shift in the Republican party.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says supporting Ukraine is not a 'vital' U.S. interest, calls the war a 'territorial dispute'

Russia does not want “confrontation” with the US, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said Tuesday after he was summoned to the State Department following an incident that led to the downing of a US Reaper drone over the Black Sea.

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By Jack Forrest, CNN Several key Republican senators on Tuesday pushed back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent comments that US support for Ukraine is not a “vital” national interest, exposing a key intraparty fault line ahead of the 2024 election. “To say this doesn’t matter is to say that war crimes don’t matter,” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression will “go beyond Ukrai…

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By Jack Forrest, CNN Several key Republican senators on Tuesday pushed back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent comments that US support for Ukraine is not a “vital” national interest, exposing a key intraparty fault line ahead of the 2024 election. “To say this doesn’t matter is to say that war crimes don’t matter,” South

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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted President Biden’s support of Ukraine on Monday and argued that helping the European nation fend off Russia’s invading forces is not a vital national interest.

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Ron DeSantis says helping Ukraine fend off Russia not a vital US interest

DeSantis said protecting Ukraine is not a vital U.S. interest, firmly putting the potential presidential candidate on the side of Donald Trump.

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DeSantis dismisses Russian invasion of Ukraine as a 'territorial dispute'

DeSantis expanded on his stance on Ukraine in response to a questionnaire from Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

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Ron DeSantis says U.S. support for Ukraine in war not a "vital" national interest

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week responded to a questionnaire to argue that protecting Ukraine against Russia’s yearlong invasion should not be one of America’s “vital national interests,” knocking the Biden administration for indicating it’ll support Kyiv as long as it takes. “While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders,…

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DeSantis calls Russia-Ukraine war a ‘territorial dispute,’ questions US involvement

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) believes protecting Ukraine in its territorial defense from Russia is not a key U.S. interest, separating himself from top Republicans, such as former Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and adopting a vocal viewpoint more in line with former President and possible 2024 opponent Donald Trump.

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DeSantis says defending Ukraine from Russia is not a key US interest

Becoming "further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia" is not a vital U.S. national interest, said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is eying running for president, in comments released on Monday.

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Further U.S. involvement in Ukraine is not vital national interest, says DeSantis

DeSantis Says Protecting Ukraine Is Not a U.S. Interest

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