Kasparov, on Sánchez: “Is there a word in Spanish stronger than 'hypocrisy'?”

The president of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, is suffering a strong internal loss of credibility due to political corruption.

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Sánchez is trying to compensate for this loss of popularity in Spain by projecting an international image as a supposed defender of human rights and international law; a false image, as anyone who knows about Sánchez's dangerous international friendships can see, friendships that include dictatorships like China and Cuba, which Sánchez has not criticized even once.

Little by little, the image of the socialist leader abroad is also beginning to crack due to his double standards. This double standard leads him to accuse Israel (attacked country) of "genocide" but not Russia (aggressor country), while Putin unleashes a campaign of terror against the Ukrainian civilian population. It is the same double standard by which Sánchez presents himself as a supporter of Ukraine's cause while favoring two of Putin's main allies: China and Iran, in his personal desire to sever ties with the USA and Israel.

A month ago I already talked here about another example of that double standard: Sánchez withdrew the Spanish ambassador to Israel in 2025, but has decided to keep the Spanish ambassadors to Russia and Iran. The Spanish embassy in Tehran was only temporarily closed at the beginning of March due to the war in that country, but yesterday Albares announced that he had ordered it reopened using the excuse that it is a "commitment to peace", a statement that has caused controversy, since The Iranian regime continues to assassinate political dissidents.

This Thursday, journalist Elad Simchayoff commented on the news of the reopening of the Spanish embassy in Iran, stating about Sánchez: "The so-called human rights champion has no problem reopening an embassy in a country that massacred tens of thousands of protestors, shut down the internet for weeks, and launched ballistic missile attacks at more than 10 countries."

That evening, the world-famous chess player and Russian exile Garry Kasparov, a staunch opponent of Vladimir Putin's dictatorship and a clear supporter of Ukraine's cause against the Russian invasion, commented on Simchayoff's message with these words about Sánchez: "Is there a word in Spanish stronger than "hypocrisy"? Because one is badly needed for this." Here you can read his message:

I've been reading this Russian exile for some time now, and until now Kasparov hadn't written anything about Pedro Sánchez. He usually focuses more on issues related to the United States (he's very critical of Trump), Ukraine, Russia, and other countries. In just four hours, Kasparov's message about Sánchez was read by more than 45,000 people. In any case, the fact that Sánchez is starting to receive criticism from people who hadn't spoken about him before shouldn't worry him too much: he'll always have some fans in countries like China, Iran, and Turkey, although I highly doubt that will guarantee his reelection.

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