Podemos opposes the "Natanist war rage" and refuses to "heat up" the war in Ukraine with "more and more weapons"

MADRID, 21 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The spokesman for Unidas Podemos in Congress, Pablo Echenique, has stated that his formation is against "heating up" the war in Ukraine with "more and more weapons" and has made it clear that they are not going to participate in the "NATOist war rage". .

This was stated today at a party event in Zaragoza, to commemorate its recent ninth anniversary and also as part of the campaign for the May elections, against the backdrop of yesterday's meeting of the countries of the Contact Group for Ukraine in Germany, in full debate on the need for new shipments of battle tanks to fight against Russia, on which he has insisted that it is a technical appointment.

The German government has not unblocked the supply of main battle tanks in Ukraine and the German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, pointed out that there is no unanimous opinion on the deployment of the Leopards that kyiv demands to fight the Russian forces in the region of the Although Donbas has not closed to take the step in the future, diplomatic sources confirmed to Europa Press.

Echenique highlighted at this rally together with the party leader and Minister of Social Rights, Ione Belarra, that Podemos is the force of the transforming left that has led to the main achievements, which elects its candidates in primaries and where its militancy takes the most important political decisions, in addition to not making "aggression pacts with the powerful" or "lowering his head" in the face of media attacks.

"That is why we can say in Congress that we are not going to participate in the NATO war rage and that we are against heating up the invasion of Ukraine with more and more weapons to continue encouraging the warlords, even if they crush us on television," The leader of the purple party has launched.

Meanwhile, the IU yesterday showed its "firm rejection" of Spain "trying to position itself in the squad of countries" of NATO that support "up to the last consequences the escalation of arms" in the war in Ukraine and demands, instead, that the Government with its president, Pedro Sánchez, at the head promote diplomatic negotiations to end the conflict.

"We are never going to agree that the main members of NATO, starting with the United States (USA), want to continue imposing their hegemony and their particular interests over the increasingly necessary common autonomous security policy within the the European Union, in which our country has a lot to say", launched the IU leader.

In turn, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, said that the recent meeting in Germany was of a technical nature and that in the next meeting between the defense ministers of the NATO member countries, "character" decisions will be made. political".

He also avoided commenting on whether Spain is in favor of sending 'Leopard' tanks to Ukraine, limiting himself to highlighting the unity, discretion and coordination between the allied countries in sending war material to the country occupied by Russia.