President Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday announced plans to bolster the U.S. military’s presence in Europe as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on.
Once finalized, the agreement will increase the number of U.S. Navy destroyers in Rota Spain to six from the current deployment of four. The U.S has had naval vessels in Rota since the two countries signed a Defense Cooperation agreement in 1988.
Rota is located on Spain’s Atlantic coast about 100 nautical miles from the Strait of Gibraltar that accesses the Mediterranean Sea.
Spain and the U.S. also agreed to hold regular meetings to strengthen their defense cooperation.