The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, assured this Thursday that the government will not abandon or compromise on any efforts to protect civilians and basic services in Ukraineafter the Russian attack on the Ukrainian electricity system. This is what Albares told journalists after his appearance in Congress to report on his Middle East policy, while recalling that attacking basic civilian infrastructure, such as electricity service, is a “blatant violation” of international law.
Ukraine denounced on Thursday a new escalation on the part of Russia by attacking Kremlin forces with missiles loaded with cluster munitions the Ukrainian electrical systemin a new attack that Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed was a response to Ukrainian attacks with long-range missiles from the United States and the United Kingdom against Russian territory.
“Spain, like the rest of the countries of the European Union, will continue to support the Ukrainian government and people for as long as necessaryuntil they can live in peace and freedom, within a sovereign State whose territorial integrity is respected,” he stressed.
Albares regretted that these attacks are beginning to be “recurring and systematic” and this is why Spanish cooperation is delivering electricity generators to Ukraine. “We want a just peace for Ukraine, and a just peace is a peace consistent with the principles of the United Nations Charter. And we will not abandon or compromise on any effort to protect civilians and protect basic services,” he said. added.
Currently, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, they are 14 sanctions packages in force those that the European Union imposed on Russia to “undermine” its ability to attack Ukraine.
