Overview
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced €817 million for Ukraine, including €615 million for defense and €202 million for reconstruction.
- Defense support includes €300 million in new equipment, €100 million via NATO’s PURL for urgent purchases, and €215 million through the EU’s SAFE to fund production of anti-drone systems, radars and aerial surveillance.
- Spain will launch a reconstruction financing instrument coordinated by the new Spanish Office for Reconstruction for Ukraine, with a separate UN project to restore heating in Sumy.
- Madrid and Kyiv signed memorandums on countering Russian disinformation, economic and technical cooperation and tourism, and Spanish firms Escribano and Tecnove agreed cooperation with Ukraine’s Practika.
- Zelensky met parliamentary leaders, King Felipe VI and defense companies at Indra, then headed next to Turkey to seek momentum on talks with Russia and on prisoner exchanges.