Spanish Deputy PM Yolanda Diaz has criticized Brussels’ “servile” attitude toward Washington
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has accused EU leaders of weakness over the US-Israeli war on Iran, warning that Brussels’ “servile” attitude toward US President Donald Trump risks fueling Euroskeptic sentiment.
In an interview with Politico published on Thursday, Diaz described the EU as “an orphan at a moment of historic gravity,” arguing the bloc should be “fighting” for its own foreign policy rather than being “held hostage by Trump.”
Diaz insisted the EU should push back against the “completely illegitimate” war launched by the US and Israel late last month, criticizing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for failing to immediately condemn the attack.
The deputy prime minister blasted EU leaders for their “servile” attitude toward Trump, arguing it is “foolish because it’s clear Mr. Trump does not respect those who attempt to be his vassals.”
Diaz’s remarks follow weeks of escalating tensions between Madrid and Washington as Trump has threatened to cut off “all trade” with Spain after it refused to allow American forces to use joint military bases for strikes on Iran and rejected NATO’s 5% GDP defense spending target as “unreasonable.”
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