Ukraine has invited Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to visit the war-torn country after he referred to Russia’s incursion as a “territorial conflict.” Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, Oleg Nikolenko, took to Twitter on Tuesday (March 14), criticizing DeSantis’ remarks and inviting the Republican leader. “We are sure that as a former military officer deployed to a combat zone, Governor DeSantis knows the difference between a ‘dispute’ and war. (https://flathatnews.com) We invite him to visit Ukraine to get a deeper understanding of Russia’s full-scale invasion and the threats it poses to US interests,” Nikolenko tweeted.
Ron DeSantis stated that the United States does not need to protect Ukraine
On Monday, Ron DeSantis stated that the United States does not need to protect Ukraine. DeSantis, a potential presidential candidate in 2024, stated that “getting further embroiled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.” “The Biden administration’s virtual ‘blank check’ funding of this conflict for ‘as long as it takes,’ without any defined objectives or accountability, distracts from our country’s most pressing challenges,” the Florida governor added.
This stance by DeSantis contrasts with his more hawkish record on Ukraine while in House, when he advocated military aid to Ukraine following Moscow’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, according to the news agency AFP on Tuesday. He also voted in favor of a resolution calling on then-US President Barack Obama to give weaponry to help Kyiv “defend their sovereign territory against the unjustified and continued aggression of the Russian Federation.” Since the start of Russia’s invasion in February of last year, the US has provided Ukraine with more than $110 billion in economic and military assistance.
Republican strategist Ryan Williams suggested that prioritizing domestic issues over international initiatives resonated with war-weary party supporters. On the other hand, have long stated that defending Ukraine is in Washington’s best interests.
