Overview
- Pedro Sánchez announced Spain will contribute several aerial assets to NATO operations on the alliance’s eastern flank via a short post on social media.
- Cuca Gamarra criticized the timing and format of the announcement, calling it reluctant and made without prior briefing to the opposition or Parliament.
- Gamarra said the message lacked essential details, including how many assets Spain will send, what they are, where they will operate, and how Spain will participate.
- The Partido Popular urged the prime minister to appear before the Congress of Deputies to provide a full explanation, presenting the party as a guarantor of a reliable NATO policy.
- El Periódico linked the move to Operación Centinela del Este, described as a NATO effort to bolster the eastern flank after Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace.