Spain will take part in a European military mission in Ukraine in spite of strong objections from the government’s radical left-wing allies, a report said.
If there are forces on the ground after a peace agreement with Russia, Spain will have to contribute in one way or another, government sources told El País.
Spain remains cautious about announcing troop deployments. Its position is to “wait and see”, a senior defence source told the newspaper.
Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister, considered it “premature” as Russian bombs continue to fall on Ukraine and there are no signs that President Putin is willing to sign a peace deal.
Yolanda Díaz, deputy prime minister, is said “nothing will be solved by increasing the military budget”
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Spain’s defence ministry, however, is working with several scenarios: the deployment of military observers, trainers on the ground, and a