Pence disagrees with DeSantis on Ukraine: ‘Unprovoked war of aggression’

IA former Vice President gives us a glimpse at the 2024 showdown. Mike Pence disputed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s R Description of the conflict Ukraine, a “territorial dispute.”

Pence countered by stating that conflict half a globe away isn’t a mere coincidence “territorial dispute,” He reaffirmed his conviction that this was not a result Russian belligerence, but rather a result. United States Ukraine must remain strong.

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“The war going on in Ukraine right now is not a territorial dispute. It is a result of an unprovoked war of aggression by Russia,” When DeSantis was asked about his remarks, Pence focused on New Hampshire Today radio station.

DeSantis was controversial for his response to Tucker Carlson, Fox News’s questionnaire to 2024 aspirants asking about their positions on Ukraine.

“While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness with our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party — becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them,” DeSantis replied.

Florida Governor, whose foreign policy views have been somewhat obscured, stressed that he believed “peace should be the objective” In Ukraine, and opposed the deployment U.S. troops or armment. “enable Ukraine to engage in offensive operations beyond its borders.”

Carlson was furious at Pence’s assertion that he believes that supporting Ukraine is in the U.S. interest and that he has not proven that he can do so. “there is no room for Putin apologists in the Republican Party.”

“Russia is attempting to redraw international lines by force, which they did under the Bush administration, they did under the Obama administration in Crimea, and now they’ve sought to do so again,” Pence elaborated further on New Hampshire Today. “I strongly support continuing to provide the Ukrainian military the resources necessary to repel that Russian invasion.”

A cacophony Republican, including 2020 Republican candidate Nikki Haley (R-SC), Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R-SC), as well as Sen. Marco Rubio, (R-FL), have rejected DeSantis’s comments, revealing a division in the GOP regarding Ukraine. Other members of the party, like former President Donald Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, are skeptical about boosting support for the besieged country.

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Pence said that a decision regarding 2024 will be made by springtime. Pence will be delivering a speech in New Hampshire on Thursday at the Cheshire County Republican Committee’s dinner. Pence is contemplating a run for the 2024 election and has compared himself to other hopefuls on issues like entitlement reform.

He also Previously jabbed DeSantis vowed to retake the self-governing district of Walt Disney Company. DeSantis is currently in second place. Pence is third for a hypothetical 2024 GOP primaries. Per The latest RealClearPolitics The polling aggregate.