The head of the Executive maintains a wide round of contacts with leaders of the EU and NATO and is committed to “dialogue to resolve the crisis”
“It’s time for diplomacy“, sentenced Pedro Sanchez this Saturday in a message posted on Twitter in the face of the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The President of the Government assured that is following “very closely” the situation and that it is in permanent contact with the representatives of the European Union, of NATO, as well as with the different European leaders.
Following the situation in Ukraine very closely and in permanent contact with the representatives of the EU and NATO, as well as with European leaders. It is the time for diplomacy. We are committed to unity, relaxation, solidarity and dialogue to resolve the crisis with Russia. pic.twitter.com/Spb40nMFoZ
– Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) January 22, 2022
Sánchez claimed on social networks that the coalition government is committed to “unity, détente, solidarity and dialogue to resolve the crisis with RussiaThese are the first words of the chief executive after United We Can open a gap in the coalition by recovering the ‘No to war’ that was heard internationally before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
However, the Prime Minister did not speak directly about the position of his partners at any time. The foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, considered the matter settled last Friday, recalling that it is Sánchez himself who marks the foreign policy of Spain. And no one else, as was clear in the distribution of powers at the beginning of the legislature.
round of contacts
Among the contacts that Sánchez had this Saturday is the president of the European Council, Charles Michael, and the High Representative for Foreign Policy, Joseph Borrell, according to La Moncloa sources. In addition, the head of the Executive will talk in the next few hours with the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, and this Sunday he will hold a telephone dialogue with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and with the prime minister of Latvia, Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš. In the coming days, he will also establish contacts with the presidents of Lithuania and Estonia, both former Soviet republics.
On the president’s agenda, the deep coordination which it intends to establish with both the European Union and NATO, to make it clear that there is no concerted action with the United States alone. The round of contacts seems destined to highlight the differences with respect to the Iraq war of 2003, in which Spain embarked with USA Y United Kingdom and without the endorsement of international organizations.
criticism and reproaches
Hours before the words of Sánchez, the former Vice President of the Government, paul churches, warned of the “danger” of a war with a “nuclear power” like Russia and predicted that the PSOE was going to “soften” its message after the support that Defense Minister Margarita Robles gave NATO. His predictions came true.
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“Neither pro-Russia, nor pro-United States. Propaz”, Iglesias defined his position on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. And, therefore, the position of United We Can. In addition, he charged hard against Oak trees for maintaining that the objective of NATO is the defense of peace: “Do you think people are stupid?“. On the other hand, he wondered what the Europeans would gain by including Ukraine in this body.
The reproaches to the Socialists also came from outside the Government. CKD expressed through a statement its “strong” opposition to sending the ‘Blas de Lezo’ frigate to the Black Sea to join the NATO mission that will remain in the area for at least two months due to the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Catalan republicans exhorted the Executive to “not participate in the escalation of war” and to agree on any response with the European Union.