Posted on Mar 16, 2023
Ukraine invites Ron DeSantis to visit after Florida governor calls war a "territorial dispute"
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Ukraine has invited Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to visit the country after he called the war there a "territorial dispute" and not one of the United States' "vital national interests."
Thousands have been killed, injured and displaced since Russia invaded Ukraine just over a year ago.
"We are sure that as a former military officer deployed to a combat zone, Governor [Ron DeSantis] knows the difference between a 'dispute' and war," Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tweeted on Tuesday.
"We invite him to visit Ukraine to get a deeper understanding of Russia's full-scale invasion and the threats it poses to U.S. interests," he said.
Thousands have been killed, injured and displaced since Russia invaded Ukraine just over a year ago.
"We are sure that as a former military officer deployed to a combat zone, Governor [Ron DeSantis] knows the difference between a 'dispute' and war," Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tweeted on Tuesday.
"We invite him to visit Ukraine to get a deeper understanding of Russia's full-scale invasion and the threats it poses to U.S. interests," he said.
Ukraine invites Ron DeSantis to visit after Florida governor calls war a "territorial dispute"
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I'm not a fan of the dismissal of this being a "War", or it not having national/global implications. Do I think we need to continue sending money and arms... Maybe.
Ukraine feeds Europe. 1/3 or more of the worlds wheat is grown in Ukraine, so yes there are global implications. Ukraine has Nuclear power plants. If one gets hit, there will be a regional catastrophe, but one with global effects.
Weighing options, I think we could scale back the monetary and weaponry support, mainly because our governments primary purpose is defense of the HOMELAND, and sending billions of dollars in weaponry weakens our ability to protect the US. I don't think we should stop funding or supporting them completely, but I do think that we shouldn't have to be the only country sending arms, especially to a non-nato country.
Ukraine feeds Europe. 1/3 or more of the worlds wheat is grown in Ukraine, so yes there are global implications. Ukraine has Nuclear power plants. If one gets hit, there will be a regional catastrophe, but one with global effects.
Weighing options, I think we could scale back the monetary and weaponry support, mainly because our governments primary purpose is defense of the HOMELAND, and sending billions of dollars in weaponry weakens our ability to protect the US. I don't think we should stop funding or supporting them completely, but I do think that we shouldn't have to be the only country sending arms, especially to a non-nato country.
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