In a press conference at the EU leaders’ summit in Cyprus, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez defended Spain’s reliability as a NATO partner, stating, “We fulfill our obligations to the Alliance, so there is no need for concern.”
He emphasized that Spain does not base its decisions on emails, as reported in the press in Washington, but rather on official documents and positions expressed by the US government.
Sánchez reiterated the Spanish government’s clear stance of absolute cooperation with allies, always within the framework of international law.
The Spanish government under Pedro Sánchez has opposed the US and Israel’s war on Iran since late February.
This firm stance has greatly angered US President Donald Trump, who criticized Madrid for refusing to allow the US to use military bases in Andalusia for airstrikes, even threatening to “cease all trade” between the two countries.
For several months, Trump has also criticized Spain for not increasing its military spending to 5% of GDP as required by NATO’s new goal pushed by Washington.
