[ElPais] The Spanish government has spoken to the U.S. ambassador about its concern regarding the hostile actions, which are not expected between two allies
The discovery that two agents from Spain’s CNI intelligence service
| ..formally the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia, under the Defense Department... |
were bribed to provide classified information to the United States has led to an unprecedented situation between Madrid and Washington. Spanish Minister of Defense Margarita Robles, who oversees the CNI, summoned the U.S. ambassador to Spain, Julissa Reynoso, to her office to explain what happened. Such actions are considered hostile and are not expected between two allies. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, also spoke with Reynoso and expressed the Spanish government’s unease over the revelations, according to government sources. At least two U.S. agents stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, who were directly involved in recruiting the CNI spies, have been discreetly expelled from Spain.
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