Defense Minister Margarita Robleshas predicted in relation to the armed conflict in Ukraine that this winter will be “long and difficult” for the European Union due to the derivations of the war, since it considers “evident” that Vladimir Putin “will use gas cuts as a weapon of aggression against the countries that are supporting” the Ukrainians.
To questions from the media from Albacete, Robles pointed out that in this context “solidarity and unity” is important of all member countries. In this sense, he has considered that “one of Putin’s great defeats” is that “has not been able to divide to countries neither of the European Union nor of NATO” during the six months in which this war has been taking place.
The situation is worrying
According to Robles, the situation remains “worrying” in a context of “particularly cruel” war, asserting that when the conflict began “everyone thought it would last only a few weeks”. “Putin’s forecast was that the Ukrainian regime would fall in a week, but Ukraine’s courage and heroism and the support they have made it stand up to Russia,” he said.
In any case, he has emphasized that participation in this war is not only in defense of Ukraine, since it also intends to “defend values of peace and freedom” in a conflict that will end up being “difficult and complicated”. “We never thought it would develop like this in the 21st century, has more 20th century featureseven from World War I,” he lamented.
in Albacete
Margarita Robles made these statements during her visit to the Albacete Air Maestranza, where she wished to thank the “Exceptional work” of its troops in collaboration with the Air and Space Army “in all combat flight operations, in teaching and in its firefighting work” maintained this summer. “There are many hours of work, dedication, effort, without which it would be impossible for Army planes to fly,” she pointed out.
Robles, who has valued the link between Albacete and the Armed Forces, “deeply united”, also wanted to thank the people of Albacete for their support for the work.
Mission to Estonia
This visit takes place in the midst of a mission to send troops from Albacete to Estonia to carry out air policing duties in your airspacea “very special” mission since it is carried out jointly with Germany.
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After the missions to Bulgaria and Lithuania in the context of the war in Ukraine, it is a major deterrence operation on the eastern flank” of Russia. “In a war in which Russia is using all the instruments from a particularly cruel perspective, and Spain is collaborating responsibly in NATO in protecting countries on this flank”, he stated .
Of course, he wanted to make it clear that this operation is limited to the deterrence and prevention, “in no case is it an intervention”since it is not going to enter fully into the conflict as no NATO country has been attacked.