{"id":1876109,"date":"2023-03-14T00:42:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T04:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-defending-ukraine-from-russia-is-not-a-key-us-interest\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T00:43:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T04:43:20","slug":"desantis-says-defending-ukraine-from-russia-is-not-a-key-us-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-defending-ukraine-from-russia-is-not-a-key-us-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis says defending Ukraine from Russia is not a key US interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-says-defending-ukraine-from-russia-is-not-a-key-us-interest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1876109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78763593\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9\">                                                                                                          <\/div>\n<p>                $bp(&#8220;Brid_78763593&#8221;, {&#8220;id&#8221;:&#8221;27789&#8243;,&#8221;width&#8221;:&#8221;16&#8243;,&#8221;height&#8221;:&#8221;9&#8243;,&#8221;video&#8221;:&#8221;1261949&#8243;});               <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">G<\/span>ov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) believes protecting <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> The territorial defense of Russia is not an important U.S. concern, so he has retreated from the top Republicans such former <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vice President Mike Pence<\/a> Senate Minority leader <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> Adopting a more vocal view in line with the former President and potential 2024 opponent <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The views of DeSantis on the Eastern European conflict can be read here <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson&#8217;s<\/a> The Fox News host distributed a questionnaire last Wednesday to potential Republican 2024 presidential contenders. As a confirmation that DeSantis will run for the presidency, the sending of an answer and the answer&#8217;s position is significant. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a> Next year. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/desantis-new-hampshire-visit-2024-buzz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DESANTIS TO VISIT NAMPSHIRE AFTER IOWA &#038; NEVADA STOPSSPARK 2024 BUZZ<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the U.S. has many vital national interests \u2014 securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party \u2013 becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them,&#8221; DeSantis responded to Carlson&#8217;s question about whether America has a vital strategic interest in opposing Russia in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetUrl\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Six key questions were asked of every possible 2024 GOP presidential candidate. We have provided their complete responses as promised. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tjcM4w54cR\">pic.twitter.com\/tjcM4w54cR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1635442071073955841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2023<\/a>               <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden administration&#8217;s virtual &#8216;blank check&#8217; funding of this conflict for &#8216;as long as it takes,&#8217; without any defined objectives or accountability, distracts from our country&#8217;s most pressing challenges,&#8221; DeSantis added. DeSantis stated that Russia has been drawn closer to the United States by the Biden administration&#8217;s strategy. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China,<\/a> He sees this as a greater threat to Russia than Moscow. <\/p>\n<p>The question of offering assistance to Ukraine, particularly as President Joe Biden <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign\/biden-reaffirms-support-ukraine-unannounced-kyiv-visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It will be a surprise visit to Kyiv<\/a> For the centennial of the war, &#8220;as long as it takes,&#8221; This will be a key issue in the 2024 general election and primaries. Many have criticised Biden&#8217;s insufficient actions in Ukraine, contrary to DeSantis and the other Republicans who scolded him. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"TweetUrl\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Florida Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantisFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonDeSantisFL<\/a> answers our Ukraine questionnaire:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the U.S. has many vital national interests \u2013 securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1I2elVi6hI\">https:\/\/t.co\/1I2elVi6hI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1635446265692532738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2023<\/a>               <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pence has <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/pence-trump-russia-ukraine-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned<\/a> &#8220;apologists&#8221; for <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> Within t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More from&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign\/desantis-says-defending-ukraine-not-a-key-us-interest\">DeSantis claims that defending Ukraine against Russia is not in the US&#8217;s key interest<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 and adopting a vocal viewpoint more in line with former President and possible 2024 opponent Donald Trump. 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