In more news from the NATO summit, the U.S. approved a new $225 million military aid package for Ukraine, including a Patriot missile system. President Zelensky again urged NATO allies to lift all restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons to strike targets inside Russia, saying the move would be a “game changer.”
Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized the military alliance’s “double standard” when it comes to support for Ukraine versus Gaza.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “What Spain has done has been to demand for Ukraine, as well as for Gaza, the same manner and the same firmness in respecting international law. I believe that our strength lies in our unity and also in our coherence. We cannot and should not allow ourselves to be accused by anyone of having double standards in the defense of international law.”
In May, Spain formally recognized the state of Palestine.
In related news, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to meet with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort Thursday after leaving the NATO summit in Washington. Orbán, who also visited President Putin in Moscow, as well as Beijing in recent weeks, says he is on a “Peace mission 5.0.”