According to European Pravda, he said this on Thursday before the start of the EU summit in Brussels, as quoted by the Spanish publication El Pais.Sánchez noted that the arms purchase from the U.S. “is a NATO initiative that appeared a few weeks ago,” and that “Spain, a country committed to the North Atlantic Alliance as well as to the defense and support of Ukraine,” will join the PURL program.U.S. President Donald Trump has long criticized Spain for its reluctance to increase defense spending. Recently, he once again criticized the country, calling Spain “not a team player.” Earlier, Trump even suggested that Spain should be “expelled” from NATO.On Thursday, Sánchez stated that since the beginning of his premiership, Spain has been increasing its military spending and accused the previous government of failing to meet its obligations.Sánchez said that President Trump knows that since he became Spain’s prime minister, his government has not only fulfilled its obligations but also met commitments that previous administrations, in this case the People’s Party government, had failed to honor.Until now, Spain, which drew criticism from allies for refusing to support increased NATO spending at the leaders’ summit in June, had left open the possibility of joining the PURL initiative.