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On his trip to Madrid for the NATO summit, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, will meet personally with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. Although Spain is a European power without special prominence or military weight, it has historically been able to take advantage of the occasions in which it has been in tune with the White House, as is the case between the Biden and Sánchez administrations. At such a crucial moment for the transatlantic relationship as the war in Ukraine, it is convenient to strengthen this bond and take European responsibilities in aspects of security and defense of the continent. How have relations between Spain and the United States been in recent years? Between which presidents was there harmony or not? In the video that accompanies this news, the journalist from EL PAÍS, Lluís Bassets, answers these questions.
Sánchez and Biden spoke by phone last Tuesday. In its communication about the call, the White House indicated that Biden had “shown his appreciation for Spain’s close cooperation in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, including its provision of humanitarian and security assistance to Ukraine and its support for harsh sanctions against Russia. For its part, Sánchez noted in a tweet: “I just spoke with President Biden about the next NATO Summit in Madrid, a historic event in which the Alliance will strengthen its unity and cohesion, in defense of democracy and freedom.”
