<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Spanish Government has reiterated this Tuesday its condemnation of “the illegal and unjustified aggression of Russia against Ukraine”, on the occasion of “one thousand days since its beginning”, and has expressed its support for “the efforts aimed at achieving a just, complete and lasting peace based on international law and the Charter of the United Nations, including the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of the country.</strong></h4> “On the occasion of one thousand days since its beginning, Spain reiterates its condemnation of the illegal and unjustified aggression of Russia against Ukraine, in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, and expresses its unconditional support for the Ukrainian Government and people in their efforts to confront such aggression”, declared the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. During these thousand days, it continued. “Russia has also violated the most basic norms of international humanitarian law in a continuous and systematic way, with indiscriminate bombings against the population and critical civilian infrastructure, also endangering the ecological and nuclear security of the European continent.” “This war is also having global consequences, particularly on global food security, with repeated attacks on ports and grain-laden ships in the Black Sea,” it continued. “These crimes cannot go unpunished and those responsible must be held accountable before justice,” warned the department headed by José Manuel Albares. Since the beginning of the aggression, according to Foreign Affairs, “Spain has provided support to Ukraine in all areas: diplomatic, military (for the exercise of its right to legitimate defense), humanitarian and economic, and for reconstruction,” and will continue “to do so for as long as necessary, jointly and in coordination with the other countries of the European Union and the rest of its partners and allies.” “Spain supports efforts aimed at achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace based on international law and the United Nations Charter, including the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders, and once again calls on the Russian Federation to cease its aggression and to proceed with the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of its troops from all Ukrainian territory,” the statement concluded. <h5><strong>Joint statement</strong></h5> On the other hand, the foreign ministers of the so-called Weimar Triangle (Germany, France and Poland) and their counterparts from the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain issued a joint statement on Tuesday on security in Europe, “on the occasion of the thousand days of Russian aggression against Ukraine,” in which they reaffirm “the lasting role of a strong and united NATO as the basis of European security and defence, based on a strong transatlantic bond, a firm commitment to mutually defend each other and a fair distribution of burdens.” They also call for “strengthening NATO by increasing our defence and security spending, in line with our previous commitments”, and reaffirm that “in many cases, spending beyond 2% of GDP will be necessary to address growing security threats and meet the requirements necessary to deter and defend across the Euro-Atlantic area”. The statement was agreed in Warsaw by the foreign ministers of Poland, Radosław Sikorski; France, Jean-Noël Barrot; Germany, Annalena Baerbock; and Italy, Antonio Tajani, and, by videoconference, by the Spanish minister, José Manuel Albares, and his counterpart from the United Kingdom, David Lammy.
