Banners with the phrases ‘No to NATO, No to Battle, For Peace’ had been held as thousands of of us marched thru the Spanish metropolis.
Published On 26 Jun 2022
Hundreds of anti-NATO demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Sunday prior to a summit of the Western militia alliance within the Spanish capital this week.
Demonstrators called for US-led NATO to be dissolved and for militia bases maintained by the US in Spain to be closed. Banners with the phrases “No to NATO, No to Battle, For Peace” had been held as they marched thru the metropolis.
The Spanish authorities banned one other rally deliberate for Wednesday, the first day of the NATO summit, on safety grounds.
“Tanks toddle, nonetheless of beer with tapas,” sang demonstrators, who claimed an prolong in defence spending in Europe urged by NATO used to be a likelihood to peace.
“I’m bored to dying [with] this enterprise of palms and killing of us. The resolution they propose is extra palms and wars and we repeatedly pay for it. So no NATO, no [army] bases, let the American citizens bolt and leave us on my own without wars and weapons,” said Concha Hoyos, a retired Madrid resident.
Organisers claimed 5,000 of us joined the march, nonetheless authorities in Madrid set the number at 2,200.
A digital fortress
NATO is anticipated to have the checklist, antagonistic by alliance member Turkey, for Finland and Sweden to join. The Nordic nations utilized within the wake of the Russian assault on Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who calls the war a toddle militia operation, says it in piece responds to the accession to NATO of completely different worldwide locations with regards to submit-Soviet Russia’s borders since the 1990s.
Madrid is determined to be grew to develop into into a digital fortress throughout the two-day summit. Greater than 10,000 police and completely different safety forces will present safety to the representatives of some 40 worldwide locations attending. An internal ministry spokesman said thus some distance no issue likelihood has been identified.
The summit is being held within the shadow of the war in Ukraine and is expected to lift choices on strengthening NATO’s militia and deterrence capacities.