Overview
- Albares posted a video on X greeting José María Basoa, Miguel Moreno and Rocío San Miguel, with La Razón naming a fourth attendee as Sofía Sahagún.
- Outlets report conflicting counts: El Mundo says three of five Spaniards attended, ABC reports four of nine released detainees, and La Razón cites four of six Spaniards repatriated.
- No press were invited to the Palacio de Viana reception, contrasting with Italy’s public airport welcome by Giorgia Meloni for two freed Italian citizens a day earlier.
- Spain’s diplomatic information office denied any limits on the freed individuals’ speech or travel, while ABC cites an anonymous source claiming a Venezuelan prohibition; those received declined to speak to reporters.
- Albares will address Congress on Thursday to outline Spain’s position following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, after crediting Spain’s diplomatic service and the embassy in Caracas for the repatriations.