In his first public speech since Russia began the invasion of Ukraine, the King condemned the "unacceptable aggression against a sovereign and independent nation, a member of the UN and particularly a friend of the EU and Spain" and warned that the Russian attack It also supposes "a threat to Europe and the world order".

“This concerns us all”, underlined

Felipe VI

during the opening speech of the Mobile World Congress.

The Monarch has demanded that Russia "respect international law" and guaranteed "tireless work together with our partners to restore peace as soon as possible."

"We stand in solidarity with the authorities and people of Ukraine and reaffirm our commitment to its sovereignty and territorial integrity," the King added, speaking directly to the more than 100,000 Ukrainians residing in Spain.

“My thoughts are with their families and friends”, he has settled in a message delivered in English, with the purpose of having an international reach.

Sánchez talks with Zelensky

Before taking the floor, Felipe VI was informed by

Pedro Sánchez

of the content of the conversation he had with the president of Ukraine,

Volodímir Zelenski

.

The head of the Executive has conveyed "all the support and solidarity of Spain in the face of Putin's intolerable invasion" and has announced the dispatch of two Army planes with 20 tons of humanitarian aid, protective equipment and medical supplies.

During his speech at the opening dinner of the world mobile congress that Barcelona is hosting since Monday, the Prime Minister called

Vladimir Putin

a "satrap" and assured that "the sanctions will last until he returns to his borders and abandons all Ukraine".

Sánchez has urged the EU to "respond with unity" and "reduce its vulnerabilities in the military field, common defense and energy autonomy" at such a "critical moment in which its security is threatened."

Aragonès and Colau plant the King

The President of the Government thanked the Head of State for his presence in Catalonia to inaugurate the Mobile World Congress, while the President of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, once again avoided the Monarch in the kissing of hands prior to the agape;

gesture that was also seconded by the mayor of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau.

However, both later shared a table with the King and Sánchez, as happened in the last edition.

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