{"id":2036420,"date":"2023-09-18T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trumps-record-on-russia-rejects-putin-lackey-attacks\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T18:57:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:57:44","slug":"desantis-defends-trumps-record-on-russia-rejects-putin-lackey-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trumps-record-on-russia-rejects-putin-lackey-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis supports Trump&#8217;s stance on Russia, dismisses claims of being a Putin &#8216;lackey&#8217;."},"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\">26<\/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-defends-trumps-record-on-russia-rejects-putin-lackey-attacks%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=2036420&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>DeSantis Defends Trump&#8217;s Record on Russia, Rejects Putin Lackey Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Florida \u2062governor and 2024 \u2063Republican presidential nominee Ron DeSantis vehemently defended former \u2063President Donald Trump against allegations that he\u2062 is serving the interests\u200d of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, \u200bDeSantis dismissed the notion that Trump is a lackey for Putin as false.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his political career, Trump has faced accusations of being\u2064 compromised by Putin\u2062 or\u2064 favoring Russian \u200cinterests \u2063in his policies. Despite being \u2064rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, DeSantis stood up for Trump against these Russia allegations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/on-the-sidelines-gop-megadonor-drops-support-for-desantis-presidential-bid-5493494\">&#8216;On the Sidelines&#8217;: GOP Megadonor Drops Support for DeSantis&#8217;s Presidential Bid<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/18\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/on-the-sidelines-gop-megadonor-drops-support-for-desantis-presidential-bid-5493494\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/desantis-delivers-remarks-at-god-above-government-rally-in-des-moines-5492751\">DeSantis Delivers Remarks at &#8216;God Above Government&#8217; Rally in Des Moines<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/16\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/desantis-delivers-remarks-at-god-above-government-rally-in-des-moines-5492751\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Fox News host Howard Kurtz raised the point\u200c that Putin had criticized the criminal indictments\u200d against Trump, \u200bsuggesting that it might be \u2062an\u200b attempt to gain favor with the former president. Kurtz asked DeSantis\u2064 if\u2063 he was concerned that Trump, if reelected, \u200dwould\u2063 halt U.S.\u200b aid to Ukraine and allow Putin to\u2064 keep the territory he \u2062has already captured.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Vladimir Putin agrees with Donald Trump that he&#8217;s being persecuted by a rival for political reasons,&#8221; Kurtz said. &#8220;Don&#8217;t you worry that if Donald \u2063Trump gets back\u2062 in the White House, he&#8217;ll stop U.S. aid to Ukraine and let Putin keep the territory he&#8217;s already\u2063 captured?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b response,\u200b DeSantis defended Trump&#8217;s strong record on Russia and Ukraine during\u200d his presidency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He had a very, very strong Russia policy. He actually \u200cprovided a lot \u2064of \u2064support, defensive support,\u200d for Ukraine,&#8221; DeSantis said. &#8220;And so\u2064 I think the idea that somehow he wants \u2064to be \u2064buddy-buddy with Putin\u2014I know\u2063 there\u2019s circles that say that\u2014but \u2062I don\u2019t\u2063 really see that as being the case. I think he\u2019s been strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>President Trump has expressed his intention \u2062to\u200c pursue a different approach \u2062to the \u2062Russian invasion \u2062of Ukraine,\u200b suggesting that he would\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trumps-record-on-russia-rejects-putin-lackey-attacks\/\" title=\"DeSantis supports Trump's stance on Russia, dismisses claims of being a Putin 'lackey'.\">quickly seek peace<\/a> and negotiate an end to the conflict within 24 hours of taking\u200d office. He has \u2062also threatened to increase U.S. support for Ukraine if Putin refuses peace negotiations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>DeSantis \u200chas indicated that he may deviate\u2062 from the Biden \u200dadministration&#8217;s policy of arming Ukraine in its fight against Russian forces. He believes\u2062 that arming Ukraine\u200d is not\u2062 a vital component of U.S. foreign policy and prefers \u200ca peaceful resolution to the conflict. 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He \u200demphasized \u2062the importance of continued U.S. support for Ukraine\u200b in \u2062repelling Russian forces and \u2064preventing a wider\u200b conflict \u2062with NATO. \u2063Pence also believes that repelling \u2063Russian forces in Ukraine \u200dwill deter China from attempting \u200cto assert \u2064control over Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the same Republican debate, former \u2063South\u2063 Carolina Governor Nikki Haley expressed concerns that\u2063 Russia \u200ccould potentially target Poland or Baltic nations if it gains control of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Like Trump and DeSantis, businessman Vivek \u200cRamaswamy prefers a peaceful resolution to the conflict in\u200d Ukraine. He opposes \u200badditional U.S. aid to\u200b Ukraine and argues that the U.S. stance toward Russia is pushing Putin closer to an alliance\u2062 with China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We are driving Russia further into China\u2019s hands,&#8221; Ramaswamy said. &#8220;The Russia-China alliance is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidates-discuss-china-threats-in-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"GOP Candidates Address China Threats in First Debate\">single greatest \u2063threat<\/a> we face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Trump &#8216;Not the Best Way to \u200cGo Forward&#8217;: \u200cDeSantis<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to defending Trump&#8217;s record on Russia and Ukraine, DeSantis criticized the criminal indictments\u2064 against the former president. He explained that his decision to\u2063 challenge Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination was based on concerns about\u200d voter perception and the need to unite the country behind America\u2063 First \u200dpolicies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought [President Trump] should have taken credit for the good things he did but recognize he was \u2062not the best way\u2063 to go forward \u200cand win and unite\u200c the country behind our America First policies,&#8221; DeSantis told Fox \u2064News.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis expressed disappointment \u2063with the Republican Party&#8217;s \u2064performance in the 2022 midterms and warned \u2062that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-to-foot-bill-for-terrorists-sex-change\/\" title=\"Taxpayers To Foot Bill for Terrorist\u2019s Sex Change\">ongoing legal proceedings<\/a> \u200dagainst Trump could hinder Republicans&#8217; ability to make the 2024 election \u2064a referendum on President Joe Biden&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2064 trailing \u2062Trump in the polls, DeSantis remains a strong\u200d contender for the Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NTD \u200dNews reached \u2063out\u2063 to the Trump campaign for a \u2062response to DeSantis&#8217;s remarks, but no response was received \u2063at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/desantis-defends-trumps-record-on-russia-rejects-putin-lackey-attacks_942625.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTD News<\/a><\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does DeSantis&#8217;s defense of Trump&#8217;s record \u200don Russia reflect his stance on supporting Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Haley expressed her support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-considering-lethal-aid-to-russia\/\" title=\"China Considering \"Lethal Aid\" to Russia\">providing lethal aid<\/a>\u200c to Ukraine and increasing pressure on Russia. She argued that \u200bfailing to support Ukraine\u200b would only embolden Putin and weaken American \u200ccredibility on\u2064 the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, DeSantis&#8217;s\u200c stance reflects \u200ba more cautious approach, focusing on the need for \u200ba peaceful resolution to the\u200d conflict. He emphasizes the importance \u2063of European \u200bcountries stepping up their \u200bassistance to Ukraine, rather than relying solely on the United States.\u200d This approach aligns with the belief that the burden should be shared among allies and that diplomatic\u200d efforts should be prioritized.<\/p>\n<p>The diverging opinions among the 2024 Republican presidential candidates regarding Ukraine highlight \u2062the complexity of the \u2062issue and the different approaches to \u2062foreign policy. While some argue for \u2063stronger military support and increased pressure \u200bon Russia, others prioritize diplomacy and peaceful negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s\u200d defense of Trump&#8217;s record on Russia serves as a \u200breminder of the\u2064 former president&#8217;s policies regarding Ukraine.\u2064 Despite the accusations of being influenced by Putin, Trump maintained a strong stance against Russian aggression and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida governor and 2024 presidential nominee Ron DeSantis refuted claims that former President Donald Trump is beholden to Russian President Vladimir Putin. DeSantis dismissed the notion, stating it is entirely untrue during an interview with Fox News. 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