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Russia-Ukraine war: Don’t expect US to protect you – Spain warns EU nations

Published on March 26, 2025 at 03:21 PM

Russia-Ukraine war: Don’t expect US to protect you – Spain warns EU nations

The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has noted that the radical change in U.S. economic and military policy under the administration of President Donald Trump should compel Europe to step up and be brave.

However, he said that the push for increased European Union (EU) defense spending could make Spain both safer and more prosperous.

The Prime Minister added that this would not lead to increased defense investment at the cost of social or environmental programs.

Speaking in Congress on Wednesday morning, the Spanish leader emphasized the need for courage in recognizing the significant threats the world now faces.

“Russian neo-imperialism and the radical change in U.S. economic and military policy compel Europe to step up and be brave,”; he said.

“As Europeans, we continue to believe in diplomacy and prosperity. But neither Russia nor the U.S. sees things that way ... Others will no longer protect our skies and our borders, so we will have to do that ourselves.

“As long as this government is in office, this push will not come at the expense of the welfare state. We will support Ukraine without touching a penny of our social or environmental budgets.”;

The Prime Minister's push for an increase in defense spending has not been well received by many in the more left-wing Sumar platform.

He further explained that the new investment could be used to bring a “technological and industrial”; advancement that would benefit Spain.

Despite announcing that the new defense spending plan would be in place before the summer, Sánchez gave no further details.

Spain currently spends 1.3% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense but has vowed to reach the NATO member target of 2% before 2029.

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