Item 1 of 4 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts as he walks to meet President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain Francina Armengol and President of the Senate of Spain Pedro Rollan, during a visit to Spain’s Parliament in Madrid, Spain, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Susana Vera
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The bulk of the aid, in which defence equipment will amount to 300 million euros, is part of a 10-year bilateral security and defence agreement signed in May 2024 that envisages an annual 1 billion euros.
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It also includes 200 million euros in credit for companies investing in the reconstruction of Ukraine, with a particular focus on energy, transport and water management.
“First, for the Ukrainian army to protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine from the invader, secondly to protect the civilian population, and finally to give an impulse to reconstruction,” Sanchez said about the package.
The Ukrainian leader’s European trip comes amid a surge of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks.
REACTIVATE PEACE EFFORT
While underlining the importance of advanced radars, drone technologies and air defence systems and ammunition he has sought from Spain and Europe, Zelenskiy said that Ukraine will try to “reactivate” the diplomatic process to end his country’s war with Russia.
“It’s important, as this is going on, to feel constant support behind one’s back,” Zelenskiy said.
Spain has come under fire from NATO allies for rejecting calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for European members to increase their defence spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, though it has been vocal in its support for Ukraine and is participating in new NATO eastern flank defence missions.
It has previously supplied Ukraine with Leopard tanks, Patriot missiles, anti-tank systems, and artillery ammunition.
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Reporting by Victoria Waldersee and Aislinn Laing; additional reporting by Yuliia Dysa in Kyiv; writing by Andrei Khalip, Editing by Nick Zieminski
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