Madrid. File photoMADRID, Jan 22Nine Spanish parties have signed a joint manifesto opposing the deployment of Spanish warships to the Black Sea as part of a NATO mission and the country's participation in the deployment of a NATO air mission in Bulgaria, according to a document released the Podemos party, which is part of the government coalition together with the socialists, on the Twitter page. Earlier, the Podemos party called on the socialist party to measure its actions in the crisis around Ukraine, saying that Spain is categorically against the war.
Hemos firmado un manifiesto junto a las fuerzas progresistas que sostienen al Gobierno contra el envío de tropas y para decir NO A LA GUERRA.
El conflicto actual solo puede resolverse a través del diálogo, la distension y el convencimiento de que la paz es el único camino. pic.twitter.com/64MPsWwT1t
— PODEMOS (@PODEMOS) January 21, 2022 The nine parties that signed the manifesto expressed their deep concern about the growing tension between the United States and Russia over the situation around Ukraine. «We strongly oppose any threat or military aggression against a sovereign state, as well as the dispatch of Spanish troops to the Black Sea and Bulgaria within NATO. This conflict can only be resolved through dialogue, easing tensions and the belief that peace is the only way,» the document says.
NATO is conducting military development of the Black Sea, said the ambassador to BritainIn particular, the parties called on to abandon plans for Ukraine's entry into NATO. Earlier, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that Spain, due to the aggravation of the situation around Ukraine, has accelerated the dispatch of two warships to the Black Sea within the NATO mission. She also said that Spain could take part in the deployment of a NATO air mission in Bulgaria, if such a decision is made. The minister said that Spain is always involved in all deployments organized by NATO, while she called for a de-escalation around Ukraine. According to the Razón newspaper, citing sources, the decision to send six Eurofighter fighters to Bulgaria and more than a hundred military fighters has already been taken. The Ministry of Defense of RIA Novosti did not confirm the information that the decision had already been made officially. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albarez assured that Spain and the EU as a whole are relying on diplomatic ways to resolve the conflict, but if they do not lead to de-escalation, then a policy is needed «containment» against Russia. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more military NATO equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. Russia has also repeatedly stated that it is counterproductive to talk to it in the language of sanctions. Black Sea