Overview
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain will sign off on €615 million in military aid within a month at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky in Madrid.
- The package allocates €300 million under Spain’s €1 billion-per-year security pledge, €100 million via the PURL procurement program, and €215 million through the EU SAFE instrument.
- Zelensky said the assistance includes 40 missiles for IRIS-T air defense systems, which he described as critical for the winter period.
- Ukraine and Spain signed five documents covering countering Russian disinformation, tourism cooperation, economic and technical ties, and defense-industrial collaboration involving Escribano, Tecnova and Praktika.
- Zelensky met King Felipe VI, Sánchez and the heads of both parliamentary chambers, and he also held talks with Spanish defense firms before a scheduled trip to Turkey on Nov. 19.