A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor is treading cautiously yet again when it comes to comments on Russia.
During a hit on the Fox News Channel, Ron DeSantis addressed the internal instability in the country, but offered little in the way of insight into how he would handle it.
In comments to host Martha MacCallum, the Governor described an “uncertain situation” and suggested Americans have an “unclear” view of what’s going on in the country, while suggesting the main worry for America is Russia’s nuclear stockpile.
“I think it’s a very uncertain situation. If you look at what’s on the ground in Russia, none of these people are our friends, some of the people that may be trying to challenge Vladimir Putin. And I still think we don’t have the full story on what’s going on,” DeSantis said, before seemingly alluding to the Wagner Group, saying “some of those folks are very bad too.”
DeSantis had once mocked Putin as an “authoritarian gas station attendant” with “legacy nuclear weapons,” but he avoided such irreverent rhetoric during his national interview Wednesday.
“In addition to Putin, why this impacts our security is because Russia has got the largest nuclear arsenal in the entire world from a conventional perspective. I don’t think they’re even close to the threat to us as say China would be,” DeSantis stressed. “But if those nuclear weapons get into the wrong hands and they’re used either in that theater or beyond, you know, that could be very catastrophic.”
The Governor went on to warn that power struggles “inside Russia” may not be in America’s ultimate interest.
“I think the U.S. interest is to keep an eye and do whatever we can to mitigate that possibility. What that appropriate thing is now, I think it’s very unclear and I think we would need more information. But some of the people in Washington who are hoping that all that implodes inside Russia, that could create some huge, huge risks in terms of nuclear proliferation.”
DeSantis — who ignored reporter questions Monday during a Texas press conference about domestic instability in Russia — has been wobbly on his position regarding Russia and its invasion of Ukraine. In his Fox News interview, he did not address the Ukraine question at all.
The Governor, criticized by Republicans and Democrats after he called the Ukraine war a simple “territorial dispute” outside of America’s “vital national interests,” has embraced the idea of a “settlement” and a “cease-fire” in recent weeks.
In comments made to Nikkei Asia, he warned against a repeat of the entrenched bloodshed in World War I, “like a Verdun situation, where you just have mass casualties, mass expense and end up with a stalemate.”
11 comments
Dont Say FLA
June 28, 2023 at 4:48 pm
Ron probably can’t even find Russia or Ukraine on a map. Their own ignorance is why Rhonda gave the pass to Suarez for having never heard of “wiggers” before and assuming it was an interview trap question about MAGA voters.
Ian
June 28, 2023 at 5:21 pm
This clown has affectively ended his political career. Can’t say it saddens me
Earl Pitts American
June 28, 2023 at 5:30 pm
Relax America,
Until “THE RONALD” is elected and has cleared out The Department of Defense and The Department of State out of all Dook 4 Brains Lefty’s you have no right to expect all your little “Smart @55 Gotcha Questions” answered.
So STFU.
Thank you America,
Earl Pitts American
Real Thomas Kaspar
June 28, 2023 at 5:57 pm
Its a little early for a Governor to dictate exacting foreign policy for an election in 2024 . One thing certain Biden has no plan for a resolution and his Sec of defense Miley and Sec of State Blinken both former partners as defense lobbyist are each worth more than $50+ million . Then you have Biden and the Big guy is worth $10 million , Jill worth $50 million and Hunter seems to have another $5 Million stash for the Biden family minus his biological daughter banned from White House mention to escape child support .
Dont Say FLA
June 28, 2023 at 7:02 pm
Fair point. Even a shallow knowledge of foreign events is a bit much to expect when Ron spends all his time trying to learn where the drag queens will be this coming weekend and scheming how to get their attention.
Joe
July 6, 2023 at 3:04 pm
Lol, definitely-not-obsessed Tommy KKKaspar always finds a way to shoehorn Hunter into his posts on unrelated topics.
Thomas Kaspar
July 6, 2023 at 3:08 pm
Yeah vote for Joe with a toasted brain . He’s building a train to India across Atlantic and has travelled 1700 miles in China with Xi .
Babymaker
June 28, 2023 at 6:02 pm
I want to have your babies.
Don’t Look Up
June 28, 2023 at 6:04 pm
Every American should watch Netflix’s “Eldorado: What the Nazi’s hate”
Watch and learn how Germany’s LGBTQ community was used as an authoritarian’s stepping stone to power. The similarities to DeSantis’s culture wars is startling!
Real Thomas Kaspar
June 28, 2023 at 6:08 pm
ISIS cells are planning attacks in US and UK and about fifty people actually give a damn about cross dressers and NAZIS .
Joe
July 6, 2023 at 3:02 pm
Foreign policy is clearly not Casey’s strong suit.
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