Overview
- Zelensky’s schedule begins at La Zarzuela at 13:30 for a meeting and lunch with King Felipe VI, followed by talks at La Moncloa with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
- The Spanish government describes the visit as an opportunity to reaffirm support for Ukraine across key areas.
- The Ukrainian president has said on X that the trip “is going to be productive,” signaling expectations of tangible progress.
- Recent strikes on Ukraine’s power grid are driving Kyiv’s push for stronger air defenses, with media also reporting a request to the United States for Tomahawk missiles.
- He arrives from Paris after talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on security guarantees, and this will be his third official visit to Spain.