Spanish Leader Criticizes U.S. Attacks in the Caribbean

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, labeled U.S. attacks in the Caribbean in international waters as unacceptable, in an interview with an Italian media outlet.

On the occasion of being chosen "Person of the Year" by the Italian magazine L'Espresso, Sánchez reviewed various current issues with the publication, known here today.

The leader criticized as "extrajudicial operations" the actions of the U.S. against boats allegedly loaded with drugs, ordered by the Donald Trump administration, which, he emphasized, call international law into question.

The acts against the alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific are worrying and exacerbate criticisms of Western incoherence and its double-standard posture, he assessed.

'We must find avenues of dialogue and a peaceful solution to this crisis (...) in my opinion, these extrajudicial operations that weaken international law are unacceptable,' he stated.

On the other hand, he pointed out that the best way to strengthen the transatlantic bond during Trump's term is precisely to consolidate the European pillar so that the relationship is more balanced.

Regarding Gaza and Palestine, he argued, unlike Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, that the European Union should not renew the cooperation agreement with Israel.

It should have been canceled because the government of Benjamin Netanyahu does not respect human rights, he stressed.

In passing, he took the opportunity to deplore that the International Olympic Committee is not sanctioning Israel ahead of next year's Winter Games, as it has done with Russia.