PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East ‘simply out of fear of reprisals from someone’
The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has responded to Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat to cut off all trade with Spain over his government’s refusal to facilitate the US’s ongoing attacks against Iran, comparing the growing conflict in the Middle East to playing “Russian roulette with the destiny of millions”.
Sánchez, who has been one of the most vociferous European critics of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, said his government’s position on the widening instability could be summed up in three words: “No to war.”
In a section of the speech that appeared to directly address Trump’s threats to end all trade with Spain, the prime minister said his country would “not be complicit in something that is bad for the world – and that is also contrary to our values and interests – simply out of fear of reprisals from someone”.
If the US tries to embargo Spain what happens?
I assume the entire EU then has to embargo the US, right?
The EU breaks down in arguments and it gets violent. Germany then joins in with the US to keep its track record in the following war. Italy joins them after a while. France surrenders without a fight.
All European countries milk their territories, colonies and vassal states dry.
Then when everything’s over they’ll call themselves heroes, more civilized, brave, resilient and persistent.
Every major arms manufacturer now gets a country for themselves for “saving” the world.
/jk
The US can’t “embargo Spain” since Spain is part of the EU trade bloc.
The US can embargo the EU, which won’t happen since it would destroy US industry.
Trump is just being a moron as usual.
Yup, there is even video evidence that the German chancellor at the time explained to him in detail ages ago how things work, but he clearly still hasn’t understood: Merkel Had To Explain EU Trade To Trump ELEVEN TIMES
Yeah but he’s stupid enough to try.
And if someone talks him down he’s going to try using their runways anyways.
I hate him. I’ll never forgive or forget how shitty the US is right now, and it will never be able to pretend this was a blip.
I wouldn’t put it past him to attempt embargoing the EU to spite Spain. The US may suffer for it but his ego won’t.
Insert here the meme “some of you may die, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make”