“I believe this decision shows the weakness of Spanish foreign policy.
It would seem that there is a declaration, there is a partnership, our relations are developing well, Russian ships have entered the port more than once ... And all this should have been continued, but the Spanish state decided to sacrifice its image, actually demonstrating that Spain is not a sovereign and independent state ", - said the senator.
In his opinion, such a position of Spain is to the detriment of the country itself.
“As for us, we, of course, will find a way out of any situation.
Taking into account the fact that almost all European countries, with rare exceptions, are members of the NATO bloc.
And it is clear that in order to carry out our military-political mission, we must look for some special opportunities.
And we will look for them, taking into account the position of Spain, including, ”concluded Tsekov.
Earlier, as the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said, the Russian side was surprised to learn about Spain's refusal to let Russian ships into the port of Ceuta.
She noted that such a step is contrary to the declaration of partnership between the countries.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also did not rule out that the Spanish side transmitted information about the incident to the media in order to "demonstrate its alignment with the Russophobic wing of NATO" ahead of the alliance's summit, which is planned to be held in Madrid in 2022.