Ron DeSantis Calls Russia’s Military ‘Third Rate,’ No Threat to NATO


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Republican Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida on Monday downplayed the threat Russian President Vladimir Putin's military poses on the world during an appearance on Fox & Friends. "The fear of Russia going into NATO countries and all of that and steamrolling...That has not even come close to happening," DeSantis said. "I think they've shown themselves to be a third-rate military power. I think they've suffered tremendous, tremendous losses." The Republican leader also criticized President Joe Biden's approach to the war in Ukraine as the president made an unannounced trip to Kyiv ahead of the one-year anniversary of Putin's invasion. Speaking...