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Spain will continue to be an example of how Ukrainian refugees should be received, visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared on Thursday in Bucharest, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to weaken the EU, but member states have provided a unitary response and condemn Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in unison.
"I conveyed to President Iohannis the Spanish people's solidarity as regards the flow of refugees from Ukraine, but also from other countries. The Romanian people has taken them all in. Spain will continue to be an example as to how refugees should be received, not only those coming from Ukraine, but also those arriving through the Republic of Moldova. I spoke with the President of the Republic of Moldova and assured her of the Spanish people's support. 1,000 Ukrainian refugees will be taken from the Republic of Moldova to Spain in this exercise of solidarity," Sanchez said at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace after talks with President Klaus Iohannis.
He stressed that European states must also display unity as far as the sanctions against Russia are concerned.
"We must show unity as far as sanctions are concerned, because it's important to send two very clear messages to Putin and his oligarchs: the sanctions package will keep expanding. This week we approved a new package of very harsh sanctions against Putin, the oligarchs and, of course, the Russian economy. We have imposed very tough sanctions on Russian oligarchs in Spain," Prime Minister Sanchez said.
