Spain condemns the Russian attack on Ukraine and the international community warns that “the Kremlin will be held accountable”

The war in Ukraine has broken out. This morning, the Russian president has ordered military intervention in the east of the country and several cities are witnessing the bombings, which have already left at least seven fatalities.

the international community has strongly condemned this “unjustified” attack and warned that “the Kremlin” will be held accountable for Russian aggression. A condemnation to which Spanish leaders have joined, such as the Prime Minister or the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Own Pedro Sánchez has shown his rejection of this aggression and his solidarity with the Ukrainian people. “The Government of Spain condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and stands in solidarity with the Executive and the Ukrainian people. I remain in close contact with our partners and allies in the European Union and NATO to coordinate our response,” he wrote in his account. from Twitter.

Along the same lines, José Manuel Albares has pronounced himself, who has crossed out the acts of “flagrant violation of international law” and has called for “the cessation” of this “unjustifiable attack”. Like the leader of the Spanish Executive, he has expressed his solidarity with the citizens who are suffering from the attacks and has said that he is in contact with the international community.

For her part, Ione Belarra, the Minister of Social Rights, has conveyed her “maximum concern and resounding condemnation of the attacks carried out by Russia” and has assured that will defend “international law and diplomatic channels within the framework of the United Nations to put an immediate end to this conflict”.

In a statement, Moncloa has reported that The National Security Council will meet at 12:00 in the Palacio de la Zarzuela. In addition, the president will attend the extraordinary European Council convened as a matter of urgency to establish the EU’s response to “this intolerable military invasion.” He thus prays in a letter in which they have insisted on the condemnation of “a completely unjustified aggression, of unprecedented gravity.”

The condemnation has also come from Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who has warned that they will make “the Kremlin accountable.” “We strongly condemn Russia’s unjustified attack on Ukraine. In these dark hours, our thoughts are with Ukraine and the innocent women, men and children who face this unprovoked attack and fear for their lives,” he wrote in a Twitter post.

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The White House has issued a statement reporting that Joe Biden will meet with his G7 counterparts to address the joint response “for this aggression against Ukraine and world peace and security.”

“President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Only Russia is responsible for the death and destruction that this attack will bring,” reads the letter from the US Executive.

Likewise, Biden has warned -on behalf of the entire international community- that NATO allies will coordinate to “ensure a strong response and united that deters any aggression against the Alliance”.

In a forceful way they have also positioned themselves from Brussels. Ursula von der Leyen has assured that they will not allow “President Putin to bring down Europe’s security architecture” and has urged him not to underestimate “the determination and strength of our democracies”.

Meanwhile, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has lamented that Moscow has chosen the “path of aggression”, “Strongly condemning Russia’s reckless and unprovoked attack on Ukraine, which puts countless civilian lives at risk.” Boris Johnson has also warned that “the West will not stand by” while Russia attacks and the Italian Prime Minister has pointed out that his country “is close to the Ukrainian people and institutions at this dramatic moment.”