Following the bombing that ignited the latest Middle East conflict, Madrid firmly opposed the war and criticized the “illegal” action, contrasting with other European capitals’ more ambiguous stances, wary of clashing with U.S. President Trump.
However, in the last two weeks, EU leaders have shifted their positions, with Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, a known Trump ally, stating the attack was “outside the scope of international law.”
According to draft conclusions obtained by POLITICO, at the upcoming European Council summit, the bloc will criticize Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by urging “full respect of international law by all parties, including the principles of the United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law.”
In response to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s comments about Europe’s need for a “more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy,” Albares countered that EU leaders found true realism to be advocating for peace and de-escalation.
“We are not in a clash between an old and new world order,” he asserted, emphasizing that the current world order has brought Europe peace and prosperity.
The foreign minister linked the unsanctioned Iran attack to Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Washington’s Venezuela intervention, and Trump’s Greenland annexation ambitions, asserting that foreign policy goals should never be achieved through war, as this only results in chaos.
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