Ron DeSantis Clarifies His Stance on Ukraine

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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After criticism for calling Russia's war a "territorial dispute," the Florida Governor and potential 2024 contender adds some nuance. But has he offered a clearer picture of what President DeSantis's foreign policy would look like? Plus, the House GOP suggests it wants to investigate Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg's pursuit of an indictment against Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.3	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:24.9	Florida Governor Ron DeSantis clarifies his stance on Ukraine and goes on offense against
0:30.5	Donald Trump as the grand jury in New York that's investigating the former president gets
0:35.6	put on pause.
0:36.6	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:39.7	We are joined today by my colleagues, editorial board member Kate Batchelder, Odell, and columnist
0:45.6	Kim Strassel.
0:46.6	Welcome to Happy Friday to you both.
0:48.5	In a statement last week, Governor DeSantis said that it is not an America's national interest
0:53.5	to become, quote, further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia, unquote,
0:59.8	he went on to criticize what he called the Biden administration's virtual blank check
1:04.2	funding of this conflict.
1:06.4	But after some criticism, including at the Wall Street Journal editorial page, DeSantis
1:11.0	is adding some nuance to that response.
1:13.8	Purious speaking this week with Pierce Morgan on Fox Nation.
1:16.8	I think it's been mischaracterized.
1:19.6	Obviously, Russia invaded that.
1:21.2	That was wrong.
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