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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis likened Russian President Vladimir Putin to an "authoritarian gas station attendant" and suggested that France and other countries would "fold" if Russia invaded them.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
  • France probably wouldn't fight a Russian invasion, said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  • A lot of other places would fold the minute there was any type of adversity.

  • The governor likened Putin to a gas station attendant.

France probably wouldn't put up a fight against a Russian invasion according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A lot of other places around the world fold the minute there is any type of adversity. There was a $20 million grant program announced.

Can you imagine if he went into France? Would they try to put up a fight? It's probably not, according to DeSantis.

The US should develop its own energy resources to reduce its dependence on Russian oil, as well as take a look at Putin, communism, and why they are bad.

"You know, I equate him to an authoritarian gas station attendant."

The country is a hollow out one but for the energy. They have legacy nuclear weapons, which makes them more dangerous than if they did not have them.

America is not serious about energy independence. Europe is not serious right now. Europe is funding this guy. He now has the ability to flex his muscles.

He said that Ukrainians would likely suffer death by a thousand cuts through guerilla warfare, but that they had done a lot better than people thought.

At a time when France is facing threats from Russian officials of a real war, the Florida governor made comments.

Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday. The city of Kherson, home to nearly 300,000 residents, became the first major Ukrainian city to fall to Russian forces.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is being covered live by Insider.

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