Spain will release €1 billion in “bilateral military support to Ukraine” this year, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez announced today at the end of a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Madrid.
The two countries signed several cooperation agreements including projects for the “joint manufacture” of military materials by their respective defence industries. Sánchez guaranteed Zelensky that Spain will continue to unconditionally support Ukraine, both in defending against Russia’s attack and in Ukraine’s EU accession bid.
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Spain and Ukraine signed a bilateral agreement in May 2024 for regular medium-term military support from Madrid to Kyiv. According to Sánchez, the Spanish government has already provided nearly €4 billion in aid to Ukraine over the past four years since Russia’s attack began in February 2022.
