The Government demands "much more rigorous" sanctions from the EU against Putin

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"It is clear that Putin is ready for anything: the total conquest of Ukraine and the overthrow of President Zelensky."

With these words, the Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, expressed her deep concern about the Russian attack on the neighboring country.

After expressing his concern and his "total condemnation" in an interview with

, Robles called for "the toughest sanctions for Putin, who cannot go unpunished".

In case there were any doubts that the current sanctions seem insufficient, Robles added: "All the rigor from the sanctions route. The

is going to take much more rigorous measures than those it is taking up to now, I am convinced."

The minister believes that the great trump card of the West is "unity".

"If Putin thought that he was going to find a divided EU and NATO, he has found them united and in full coordination."

"It is an attack not only against Ukraine, but against the values ​​of our democracy," the minister stressed.

"We cannot accept Putin's impunity," she has proclaimed.

Asked about the possibility of sending more troops to the areas bordering Ukraine, the minister stressed that there are currently 350 troops in

, 140 in

and a ship with about 300. In total, 800.

The figure could grow, but in any case it would be "for all those measures that have a dissuasive and non-offensive defense nature to preserve peace."

Never to attack.

Spain is not going to send troops to Ukraine, because that country does not belong to NATO and

of the Alliance treaty does not come into application, which says that the aggression of a member state implies the response of the others.

"But the border of Ukraine and that of all the Baltic countries that are on the border will be reinforced," explained Robles.

"In defensive missions, Spain will be there," he added.

It must be remembered that the Government is sending this Saturday, from the Torrejón de Ardoz air base, in the Community of Madrid, the first package of humanitarian material, mainly medical and health aid, to Ukraine.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, pilots the start of this aid operation, which is part of the

(Aecid).

"We are going to try to do everything we can in circumstances that make no mistake, they are what they are, they are wartime," he told the media.

"We have to be absolutely certain that the European Union and the NATO allies will take all the necessary measures to guarantee security," added the minister, who recalled that NATO is "a defensive organization, not an offensive one. ", and it is within that framework that they are acting.

For his part, the Ukrainian consul in Barcelona,

, warned in an interview in the newspaper 'El Nacional.cat' that the humanitarian and military aid that Ukraine has received since the entry of Russian troops into the country on Thursday " unfortunately it is insufficient to stop Russia".

Asked verbatim if he believes that he is facing a third world war, he replied: "Yes, unfortunately," reports Europa Press.

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