Spain withdraws ambassador to Argentina over comments made by President Milei

Spain withdraws ambassador to Argentina over comments made by President Milei
Spain’s embassy in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Gustavo Garello/AP)

A diplomatic crisis between historic allies Spain and Argentina has expanded as Spain pulled its ambassador from Buenos Aires and Argentine President Javier Milei lambasted the move as “nonsense typical of an arrogant socialist”.

Spain said it was officially pulling its ambassador from Argentina in response to comments made by President Milei at a far-right rally on Sunday in Madrid, where he accused the Spanish prime minister’s wife of corruption and described socialism as “cursed and carcinogenic”.

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