FILE PHOTO: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said Israel and Russia should be banned from international sports competitions until "barbaric acts" end, referring to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Sanchez said he condemned the violent protests by pro-Palestinian on Sunday in Madrid which disrupted the La Vuelta cycling race and ultimately led to the cancellation of the final leg and the podium ceremony.

(Reporting by Joan Faus, editing by Inti Landauro)