EH Bildu and Elkarrekin Podemos argue that sending tanks to Ukraine “increases the escalation of the war”

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EH Bildu and Elkarrekin Podemos insisted on Saturday that they are sending tanks to Ukraine “war escalation is increasing”, while the rest of the formations with representation in the Basque Parliament supported the measure. In statements to Radio Euskadi, in space ‘Parliament on the waves’Basque parliamentarians have referred to the decision to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine in the war against Russia.

In that sense the parliamentarian of EH Bildu Nerea Kortaarena He has warned that sending tanks “will fuel an escalation of warfare with unpredictable consequences”.

“We reaffirm our commitment to diplomatic channels and dialogue, which will be more complicated, but it must be taken into account that an escalation of war does not know how it will end,” he stressed.

In the same way we can from Elkarrekin isabella gonzalez He has confirmed that the diplomatic route is the “only way out” and has recalled that his formation has been against the shipment of weapons from the very beginning.

According to him, sending tanks “will not solve the conflict, but it will increase the escalation of the war and will fully involve the European Union in the war”. “It will provoke all-out war,” he assured, choosing to activate “all the mechanisms of diplomacy.”

For his part, the PNV parliamentarian Aitor Urrutia He recalled that the Jeltzale formation supports the measure and “shares the need to send arms and other kinds of aid” to Ukraine.

From the PSE, the parliamentarian Ekain Rico appreciates the citizens’ support for the people of Ukraine and recalls that Spain has international obligations and must cooperate with its allies”.

Likewise the MP+C’s parliamentarian Laura Garrido He also recalled that Spain has international obligations and has defended that aid to Ukraine is “essential despite Putin’s stubbornness”.

Finally, the Vox parliamentarian Amaia Martinez He has also defended sending tanks so that Ukraine can defend its sovereignty. “We have always been on the side of the invaded, of the victims. We must support Ukraine with all the means at our disposal so that the Russian army leaves Ukrainian soil,” he concluded.