Zelenskyy Questions US Presidential Candidates
Calling for Ukraine Peace Deal: ‘Are
They Ready to Go to War?’
Posted By: earlybird, 6/20/2023 6:27:03 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a recent interview with NBC News, pushed back on comments from Republican politicians who are hesitant to keep bolstering Ukraine’s military against Russia. Zelenskyy joined NBC News to talk about Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive and his requests for additional weapons and aircraft for Ukrainian forces. (snip) Richard Engel asked Zelenskyy to respond to Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’s characterization of the Ukraine-Russia conflict as a “territorial dispute” and fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump’s vow to quickly end the conflict and sue for peace between the two countries. “If any candidate thinks supporting Ukraine is too costly, are they ready to go to war? Are they ready to fight?
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