The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, during the meeting of NATO defence ministers
During the meeting, in which a total of 32 partner countries took part, Margarita Robles focused her interventions on two key messages. On the one hand, Spain's unquestionable support for Ukraine.
"This support will be maintained for as long as necessary because we understand that it is a way to achieve peace", said the minister, who maintains that "we cannot reach the end of the conflict without Ukraine, not forgetting that NATO and the European Union must also be represented".
Ukraine deserves a just peace and it is they who must define the terms after three years of war, as an attacked actor", said Robles, who pointed out that "all countries agree that we must not forget that Russia is a threat to the values that Europe defends".
Indeed, the commitment to Europe and NATO played a leading role in the speech made by the Minister for Defence, who defined Spain as "a serious, reliable and responsible partner, which fulfils its commitments and contributes with nearly 4,000 military personnel deployed in different security and deterrence missions".
With regard to defence investment, Margarita Robles reiterated that "investing in peace is investing in security. We can not sum up in a self-serving way and talk only about arms spending, because there is much more to defence investment. It is to defend values and a just society.
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