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Ron DeSantis wanted to send weapons to Ukraine when he was a congressman — as a presidential hopeful he questions US involvement
CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis once strongly supported arming Ukraine to struggle Russia, urging then-President Barack Obama to do so as a deterrent to Russian aggression in Eastern Europe – a posture at odds with his statements this 7 days questioning the United States’ involvement in the conflict. As a conservative congressman, DeSantis, now a probable presidential hopeful, urged sending “defensive and offensive” weapons to Ukraine in 2014 and 2015 and even voted to refuse to fund a new missile defense treaty with Russia until finally they withdrew from Ukraine, according to a critique of DeSantis’ earlier opinions by CNN’s KFile. As soon as an advocate of a hardline,…