{"id":1954931,"date":"2023-06-23T00:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T04:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-10-gop-presidential-hopefuls-stand-on-ukraines-defensive-war-against-russia\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T00:06:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T04:06:52","slug":"where-10-gop-presidential-hopefuls-stand-on-ukraines-defensive-war-against-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-10-gop-presidential-hopefuls-stand-on-ukraines-defensive-war-against-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"10 GOP presidential hopefuls&#8217; positions on Ukraine&#8217;s defensive war against Russia"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwhere-10-gop-presidential-hopefuls-stand-on-ukraines-defensive-war-against-russia%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=1954931&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--><h2>Ukrainian President Zelensky Concerned About Future US Leadership<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In an interview last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed concern that the election of a Republican U.S. president next year could result in America stepping back from its leadership of the Western coalition that is funding and arming Ukraine\u2019s effort to liberate its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-ben-jerrys-franchise-owner-slams-companys-israel-boycott-donates-portion-of-profits-to-israeli-charities\/\" title=\"Jewish Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Franchise Owner Slams Company\u2019s Israel Boycott, Donates Portion Of Profits To Israeli Charities\">occupied areas<\/a> from Russian control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a situation like this, when there is support, you are afraid of changes,\u201d Zelensky told the Wall Street Journal. \u201cAnd to be honest, when you mention a change of administration, I feel the same way as any other person \u2014 you want changes for the better, but it can also be the other way around.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Contenders&#8217; Stances on Ukraine<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Donald Trump:<\/strong> The former president has been evasive about his position on supplying Ukraine with arms and money, focusing instead on ending the war quickly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ron DeSantis:<\/strong> The Florida governor initially dismissed Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine as a &#8220;territorial dispute,&#8221; but later clarified his comments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gop-sen-david-perdue-in-runoff-battle-with-democrat-jon-ossoff\/\" title=\"Ga. GOP Sen. David Perdue in runoff battle with Democrat Jon Ossoff\">expressed opposition<\/a> to a wider war.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Pence:<\/strong> The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-10-gop-presidential-hopefuls-stand-on-ukraines-defensive-war-against-russia\/\" title=\"10 GOP presidential hopefuls' positions on Ukraine's defensive war against Russia\">vice president strongly supports uninterrupted aid<\/a> to Ukraine, emphasizing the need to repel the Russian invasion and restore Ukraine&#8217;s territorial integrity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nikki Haley:<\/strong> The former U.N. ambassador advocates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-geraldo-rivera-us-complicit-in-crimes-against-humanity\/\" title=\"Fox News' Geraldo Rivera: US 'Complicit' in 'Crimes Against Humanity'\">providing weapons<\/a> and ammunition to Ukraine through a coalition of NATO and other nations, highlighting the importance of preventing war.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Christie:<\/strong> The former New Jersey governor supports providing Ukraine with military hardware to protect against Russian aggression, emphasizing the broader implications of the conflict.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tim Scott:<\/strong> The South Carolina senator supports Ukraine&#8217;s fight for sovereignty but emphasizes the need for accountability in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deloitte-tells-employees-microaggressions-are-considered-a-punishable-offense\/\" title=\"Deloitte Tells Employees \u2018Microaggressions\u2019 Are Considered A Punishable Offense\">providing resources<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vivek Ramaswamy:<\/strong> The former biotechnology investor takes an extreme position, vowing not to spend American money on a war that doesn&#8217;t affect U.S. interests and proposing concessions to Russia to end the conflict.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asa Hutchinson:<\/strong> The former Arkansas governor believes in supporting Ukraine to prevent further aggression and draws parallels to China&#8217;s actions towards Taiwan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Francis Suarez:<\/strong> The mayor of Miami sees the war in Ukraine as a moral and geopolitical struggle, advocating for funding tied to real reforms of NATO.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doug Burgum:<\/strong> The North Dakota governor emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in spending on Ukraine to ensure it&#8217;s not a win for Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced worry that if a Republican U.S. president is elected next year, America may withdraw from leading the Western coalition supporting Ukraine&#8217;s fight to free its occupied regions from Russian influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1954932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}