Sanchez reacts to US plans to punish Spain

In Spain on April 24, 2026, PM Sánchez brushed off a reported Pentagon email that raised suspending Spain from NATO. He said Spain is a “reliable” NATO member, that “we are good allies, absolute calm,” and that he is not worried about being thrown out of NATO. He said Spain sticks to official documents.

Europe pushed back on reported US plans to punish NATO allies, and NATO commented on the plans. Spain's PP played down Trump's threats about NATO but asked Sánchez to “look after the Alliance.” Separately, Sánchez warned that the EU's failure to sanction Israel weakens the defence of Ukraine.