Spain's Sanchez to Trump: 'You cannot play Russian roulette with the destiny of millions'

MADRID, March 4 (Reuters) - Spain is against the "disaster" of the ongoing war in the Middle East, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's threats to cut trade with Madrid over its position on the conflict.

"This is how humanity's great disasters start ... You cannot play Russian roulette with destiny of millions," Sanchez said in a televised address to the nation.

Tensions between the two NATO allies increased after Sanchez denounced the U.S. and Israeli bombings of Iran as reckless and illegal, and later banned U.S. aircraft from using naval and air bases in southern Spain for the offensive against Tehran.