No one can doubt that he ushered in a new and important phase in the history of Spain. Pedro Sanchez and the Chinese president Xi Jinpingthis represents the final manifestation of meteoric change (understood in historical times).
After meeting with the Chinese President, Sánchez became the first Western leader to meet with the Chinese President. Vladimir Putin last week and before he did both, the French president Emmanuel Macron As President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
It seems that nothing important came out of Putin and Jinping’s discussion about the war in Ukraine, but it is clear that the Asian power’s diplomacy has not stopped. He has an incomplete peace plan, but it’s more than enough to start the conversation.
One year after Russia’s invasion, Sánchez is the Chinese president’s second stop in a strategy to find a solution to the war in Ukraine, which no one wants to continue except in the strategic interests involved on both sides.
The desire to reconstruct the strategic scenario that emerged in Europe after the Second World War by both Russia and China and the United States seems to be holding back. In this area, at least ostensibly, a ceasefire was achieved: ukraine war It won’t solve anything at this level.
Since the so-called crisis euro missilesIn 2019, which took place in the 1970s and represented one of the most tense episodes of the Cold War, we did not see an escalation in Europe comparable to the occupation of Ukraine. In particular, after the announcement of the deployment of short-range nuclear missiles in Belarus, announced by Putin.
However, it is clear that Russia did not get what it wanted and the USA, which is not a stranger to the tensions that started this war, did not bring Russia to its knees. The stalemate was imposed. It seems to be a derivative of the ceasefire due to the change in the global scenario.
Sánchez’s visit makes sense precisely in this context: On the verge of assuming the European presidency, Spain is becoming an important link for unblocking international diplomacy and restoring peace in Ukraine.
But Sánchez is going through tough times: he doesn’t just revolve around Russia and China, he also revolves around the United States and its NATO allies, who are dissatisfied with the war in Ukraine. They openly reject Putin’s maneuver, but have found themselves trapped in an Anglo-Saxon strategy that has turned out to be highly dangerous to the stability of the continent.
It’s a very difficult role that Spain plays a lot: Since assuming the Presidency of the Government in 2018, Sánchez has been determined to have Spain play a more prominent role in Europe.
Circumstances support this strategy, especially Brexit will lock down the UK withdrawing to its own borders removed it from the European forums, and Italy elected an unpredictable right-wing government that also distanced the country from the political orchestra on the continent.
Five years after the start of the “Sánchez era”, the national balance of his administration was a little more complex, and a politically immature government ally stumbled upon him. It has also suffered other no less dangerous storms and some distressing bouts of inadequacy.
However, despite all his limitations, Pedro Sánchez has survived a devastating epidemic, a devastating volcano for La Palma, and a war he can now contribute to put the finishing touches on it. If that’s the case, then everything that happens after will be written down. But the scope of this Spaniard’s trip to King Jinping’s palace is not small.