Overview

• Spain’s prime minister returned to Madrid shortly after takeoff when his official aircraft suffered a technical failure on the way to Paris.
• Unable to travel, he is joining the Coalición de Voluntarios por Ucrania meeting remotely instead of attending in person.
• Volodímir Zelenski is present in Paris to underscore the push to maintain pressure on the Kremlin.
• Some leaders are also taking part virtually, including Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, according to Spanish media reports.
• Authorities did not disclose technical details for security reasons, and the episode follows prior malfunctions involving Spain’s aging official fleet in 2024 and 2014.