Biden will communicate to Sánchez an increase in destroyers at the Rota base

The two are scheduled to meet after Biden lands in Madrid from Germany, where he has participated in the G7 summit.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, will officially communicate this Tuesday to the head of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, an increase in the number of destroyers at the Rota naval base (Cádiz) from four to six to reinforce the military presence of his country and of NATO in the area.

This was announced this Tuesday by the White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, at a press conference on the plane that takes Biden on his way to Spain to attend the NATO summit.

Sullivan stressed that the measure will increase the maritime presence of the US and NATO in all relevant maritime domains and that it is part of a series of announcements that the US will make tomorrow, Wednesday, at the summit.

The National Security Adviser explained that at the meeting several countries will report on their commitments to reinforce NATO's eastern flank and along these lines, the US will make "specific announcements" about sending additional land, sea and air forces, for as long as it lasts. the conflict in Ukraine.

Biden is scheduled to meet with Sánchez as soon as he arrives in Madrid this Tuesday, from Germany, where he has participated in the G7 summit.

The US already announced in March that the Rota naval base was ready to accommodate two more destroyer ships, in addition to the four that are currently there.

The main military commander of NATO and head of the US European Command (EUCOM), General Tod Wolters, indicated that the infrastructure was already prepared to accommodate these two destroyers in an appearance before the Committee on Armed Services of the US Senate. to explain the measures taken against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Currently in Rota are the American destroyers USS Arleigh Burke, USS Ross, USS Porter, and USS Roosevelt.