Overview
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a €817 million mobilization that includes €615 million in military support and €200 million for reconstruction, with €100 million earmarked for a NATO PURL purchase of urgently needed air-defense systems.
- During his Madrid visit, Zelensky met Spain’s king and prime minister, addressed Congress, and held a session with defense firms at Indra focused on radars, counter-drone capabilities, and robotic systems.
- Zelensky said he will be in Turkey on Wednesday to "revitalize negotiations" and push to resume prisoner swaps, as Ukrainian officials work on a plan that could return about 1,200 captives.
- The Kremlin said Russian representatives will not take part in the planned contacts in Turkey even as it claims openness to talks, and some reports say U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will be in Turkey to meet Zelensky.
- Fighting continues, with Ukrainian strikes reported on energy infrastructure in Russian-occupied Donetsk causing widespread outages and Russian drone attacks hitting Ukrainian cities including Dnipro.