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Spain Pledges €817 Million for Ukraine as Zelensky Concludes Madrid Visit

The pledge is structured to accelerate air-defense procurement through multilateral channels.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the package at Moncloa with Volodymyr Zelensky, allocating €615 million for military support and €202 million for reconstruction.
  • Spain will transfer €100 million to NATO’s Priority Ukraine Requirements List and €215 million via the EU’s SAFE instrument to fund urgent air-defense, anti‑drone systems and surveillance radars.
  • A new Spanish reconstruction facility will coordinate €202 million in financing, including a joint UN project of about €2 million to restore district heating in Sumy.
  • Madrid and Kyiv signed memorandums on reconstruction participation, countering Russian disinformation and broader economic and technical cooperation, while Spanish firms Escribano and Tecnove agreed defense collaboration with Ukraine’s Practika.
  • Zelensky met Spain’s king and defense companies including Indra before departing next for Turkey to seek renewed talks with Russia and to advance prisoner exchange mechanisms.