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DeSantis’ Ukraine flip alarms pro-Israel Republicans
DeSantis’ comments on Ukraine were met with criticism by several leading Republican senators this week

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to police officers about protecting law and order at Prive catering hall on February 20, 2023 in the Staten Island borough of New York City.
In declaring his belief that protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression is a “territorial dispute” and not a vital interest to the United States, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who is widely expected to run for president in 2024, raised...