Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina after comments by President Milei

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A diplomatic crisis between historic allies Spain and Argentina expanded Tuesday as Spain announced the official withdrawal of its ambassador from Buenos Aires and Argentine President Javier Milei branded the move “nonsense typical of an arrogant socialist” .

Spain said its ambassador to Argentina would remain indefinitely in Madrid, having been recalled on Sunday for consultations following comments made by President Milei during a controversial weekend visit to the Spanish capital. In a fiery speech defending free-market capitalism at a far-right rally in Madrid, Milei accused the Spanish prime minister’s wife of corruption and described socialism as “cursed and carcinogenic.”