Overview
- La Moncloa confirmed a bilateral meeting for Monday, January 19, after the PP proposed the date during contacts launched to seek support for a potential peace deployment to Ukraine.
- The opposition demanded an expanded agenda covering all national-security issues, including a detailed breakdown of planned military outlays and an explanation of foreign-policy priorities.
- PP officials warned they will not endorse any isolated defense move and will push for a binding congressional vote on overall budgets, military strategy and foreign policy.
- Any troop deployment requires Congress authorization under Spain’s defense law, with backing uncertain as Sumar conditions support on a UN or OSCE framework and parties like Podemos and BNG signal opposition.
- Government sources describe a prospective mission contingent on a ceasefire that could involve instructors, engineers, deminers and observers within a European effort.