In the new geopolitical scenario, with consequences derived from the Russian invasion of Ukraine that are still "unpredictable", Spain must act "jointly" with State policies, which are firmly committed to greater investment in Defense. Otherwise, it will have a serious cost. This is one of the conclusions reached by the former President of the Government Felipe González during the opening of the military course, who before high command of the Armed Forces has urged the institutions "to come to an agreement" to have the capacity to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats.
Without expressly mentioning United We Can, the former socialist president has called at the Higher Center for National Defense Studies (CESEDEM) for "joint action" between the government partners so as not to leave anything to chance. “I am concerned that we are not accompanying ourselves”, he has criticized after some cracks in the coalition in terms of Defense have become evident in recent months.
From the purple wing of the government, the sending of defensive material to the Ukrainian people, or the increase in defense spending to which the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, committed during the celebration of the summit of the NATO in Madrid. In the middle of his speech heard by the main civil and military defense authorities, González has asked not to remain in the words through a dart against those who defend "the rights of women, less if they are Iranians".
González, who has predicted that the end of the conflict in Ukraine is not just around the corner, has valued "the morale" of the Ukrainians, which has served to "multiply a thousand" their capacity. "The great actor in the creation of a national consciousness in Ukraine has been Putin: with his intervention and his lies," stressed the former president, who has assured that one of the "least expected" consequences of the invasion has been that Sweden request its entry into the Atlantic Alliance.
Together with the Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, and the Chief of the Defense Staff, Admiral General Teodoro López Calderón, they have called for reflection on the "insufficiency" in defense resources, since this "will end up having a cost”. “We have to improve”, he has asked.
