Cross posted from https://feddit.org/post/26961060
Spain has accused Germany’s leader of acting like a “vassal” of the United States after he failed to defend Madrid against criticism from President Trump.
“I can’t imagine Merkel or Scholz behaving like this,” Albares told the Cadena Ser radio station. “It corresponds neither to Konrad Adenauer nor to the European values on which this party [the CDU] was founded,” he said. “Now there’s a different leadership with different values.”
Yolanda Díaz, Spain’s deputy prime minister, said that Merz was one of several EU members “who have no idea how to manage this historic moment we’re living in”. She told Politico: “What Europe needs today is leadership, not vassals who pay homage to Trump.”
Acting?
Well it’s the pot calling the kettle black. Also since Spain pivot to China under Sanchez it’s not really surprising;
“The newly adopted Spanish external action strategy portrays China in a rosy light and places it on the same level of importance as the US, reflecting the ripples of the Transatlantic rift under Trump 2.0”
places it on the same level of importance as the US
I’m not a fan of China, but it’s clearly a better partner than the US under Trump. At the very least, China is predictable and there are very few countries who have to fear direct military actions from them.
In this world diversification is key. I would prefer to avoid both regimes when possible, but that’s not realistic.
Sure, it’s not a binary choice. TBH I don’t know much about Spain’s China policy.
I looked it up after reading the article, and the quote is from a CEIAS link
Friedrich Merz is criticised for betraying values of his Christian Democratic Union
Such a rookie mistake assuming the party has actual values. They have none at best, “christian values” in the MAGA sense at worst.
