Sanchez brushes off reported Pentagon email mulling suspending Spain's NATO membership
Spain's centre-left Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday declined to comment on a reported Pentagon email written by top policy adviser Elbridge Colby raising the possibility of suspending Madrid from the NATO military alliance.
The note reportedly also suggested reconsidering US support for the UK's claim to the Falkland Islands.
Pentagon floats NATO punishments
- No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance The Standard —
- Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO - source RTE —
- Sánchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email The Independent —
- Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it BBC News —
- UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo The Guardian —