ISLAMABAD/CALIFORNIA: Becoming further entangled in a territorial conflict between Ukraine and Russia is not a vital national interest of the United States, said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who plans running for the presidency.
Public opinion polls show DeSantis is the most serious threat to former President Donald Trump for their party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential contest.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson posted on Twitter responses to a questionnaire from Republican candidates and possible hopes on the war in Ukraine.
“While the US has many vital national interests … becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them,” DeSantis replied.
He said that “the Biden administration’s virtual ‘blank check’ funding of this conflict for ‘as long as it takes,’ without defined objectives or accountability, distracts from our country’s most pressing challenges”
President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration has provided billions in military support to Ukraine and rallied world partners behind the country that Russia invaded just over a year ago.
US support regime change in Russia
When asked whether the United States (US) should support regime change in Russia, Trump wrote: “No. We should support regime change in the United States (US); that’s far more important. The Biden administration is the one who got us into this mess.”
In response, Democratic National Committee National Press Secretary Ammar Moussa said:
“This is just the new example of how the race for the MAGA (Make America Great Again) base means 2024 Republicans would take exceedingly extreme positions, even if it undermines our partners and democracy.”
