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US: Republican party sharply divided over Ukraine

28.09.2023 21:30
Nikki Haley, one of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, has given a strong statement of support for the Ukrainian cause in the war. However, her main rivals - Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis - have made it clear they want to reduce or cut support for Ukraine.  
NIkki Haley - Republican candidate.
NIkki Haley - Republican candidate. Photo: PAP/EPA/CJ GUNTHER

One of the front runners in the campaign for the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley, has given a strong statement of support for the Ukrainian cause in the war. She has emphasized that if Ukraine loses the war, Poland and the Baltic Republics will be under threat and World War III will become a possibility. 

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have made it clear they want to reduce or entirely cut financial support for Ukraine, Ron DeSantis ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine:

Both rivals have said they wish to stop "cutting Ukraine blank checks" and Trump has gone even further - praising Putin, as he did several times in the past. For this he was reprimanded by another candidate, Chris Christie:

Sources: PAP, Twitter

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