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Ron DeSantis forced into U-turn after calling Ukraine war ‘territorial dispute’

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor has not declared a run for the presidency but he is the only close challenger to Donald Trump in polling.
Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor has not declared a run for the presidency but he is the only close challenger to Donald Trump in polling. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Ron DeSantis has reversed his position on Ukraine, after facing widespread criticism for calling the Russian invasion a “territorial dispute”.

Speaking to Fox Nation in an interview to be broadcast in full on Thursday, the Florida governor and probable contender for the Republican presidential nomination said his “territorial dispute” remark had been “mischaracterised”.

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