In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Spanish Foreign Minister Jos\u00e9 Manuel Albares stressed today that \u201cwe are an important part of supporting Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty\u201d and affirmed that \u201cthe best guarantee of security for Ukraine is to strengthen its army,\u201d at a time when Europe is seeking to reinforce its role in the conflict.<\/p>\n
Albares emphasized that Spain is providing Ukraine not only with military equipment, but also with financial and humanitarian aid, in addition to hosting more than 200,000 Ukrainian refugees on Spanish soil. He noted that all this support aims to guarantee \u201cthe security, sovereignty and freedom\u201d of the country at war, a task in which Spain wants to play a relevant role.<\/p>\n
Asked about the possibility of extending NATO-style Article 5 guarantees to Ukraine, Albares was clear: \u201cArticle 5 is not something that is on the table right now,\u201d although he acknowledged the interest expressed by other European leaders in contributing to security guarantees.<\/p>\n
The minister also defended the importance of a shared European approach: \u201cWe are an important part of supporting Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty,\u201d he said, underlining his commitment to EU solidarity as a pillar against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n
Finally, Albares recalled that Spain\u2019s effort is not limited to military support: it has also included economic assistance, humanitarian aid and concrete solidarity with those fleeing the conflict, reaffirming Spain\u2019s commitment to European defense and continental stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Spanish Foreign Minister Jos\u00e9 Manuel Albares stressed today that \u201cwe are an important part of supporting Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty\u201d and affirmed that \u201cthe best guarantee of security for Ukraine is to strengthen its army,\u201d at a time when Europe is seeking to reinforce its role in the conflict. Albares emphasized […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":365,"featured_media":116775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":null,"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]},"footnotes":""},"categories":[158,159],"tags":[462,461,445],"class_list":["post-124181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frontpage-en","category-news","tag-albares-en","tag-spanish-goverment","tag-ukraine"],"yoast_head":"\n