On February 24, 2022, a new war broke out on European soil for the first time since World War II. Ukraine was invaded by Russia and thousands of people fled the chaos, hunger and conflict seeking asylum in allied countries. Since then, Spain, along with the rest of the surrounding nations, has welcomed thousands of people who were trying at all costs to escape barbarity, many of them children. At that time, the position of the right-wing parties was one of “unconditional support.” Both the Popular Party, led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, which reaffirmed its “position with democracy” while warning of the danger posed by the “constant threat of Vladimir Putin,” and Santiago Abascal’s party, Vox, which pointed out that aid should be provided with “all means, with all conviction, with all necessary force, with the economic and military means that are necessary.”
After the start of the conflict, the autonomous communities governed by the right welcomed, like the rest, Ukrainian refugees. To date, Spain has welcomed almost 200,000 people distributed throughout the national territory, with the Valencian Community standing out with more than 55,000 people, Andalusia with nearly 30,000, Madrid also approaching that figure and where President Isabel Díaz Ayuso was awarded “for her contribution to the sending of humanitarian aid” or Castilla y León which has around 4,300 temporary protections.
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