[former Spanish Defense Chief of staff calls for suspension of arms supply to Ukraine] Jose Rodriguez, former Spanish Chief of Defense staff, recently signed a declaration jointly with dozens of Spanish veterans, criticizing the Spanish government and the European Union for sending weapons to Ukraine, and demanding that this practice be stopped. The declaration said that arms shipments from Spain and other EU countries to Ukraine are fueling the conflict and that EU authorities need to try their best to reach a peace agreement rather than contributing to the expansion of the conflict by sending more weapons. The declaration also said that the EU should conduct effective negotiations to stop the conflict as soon as possible and avoid further escalation of the conflict.