DeSantis rattles establishment GOP after saying US interest in Ukraine-Russia war is not 'vital'
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Comments made this week by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over the United States' defense of Ukraine in its war with Russia have rattled the cages of establishment Republicans.
"While the U.S. has many vital national interests… becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them," DeSantis told Carlson. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to kyle.morris@fox.com and on Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
Noting that "peace" should be the objective in the war, the popular Sunshine State governor insisted the U.S. "should not provide assistance that could require the deployment of American troops or enable Ukraine to engage in offensive operations beyond its borders," adding that providing F-16s and long-range missiles would be "off the table." He also noted that American "citizens are also entitled to know how the billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars are being utilized in Ukraine" and knocked regime change policy as being "popular among the D.C. foreign policy interventionists," suggesting Russian leader Vladimir Putin's successor "would likely be even more ruthless."