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Spain commits €1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, boosts EU-backed support

Spain will allocate €1 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2026, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on March 18 at a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Madrid.

18 March, 07:37 PM

Ukraine and Spain sign cooperation deals in defense, finance and transport

Ukraine and Spain signed a series of cooperation agreements in finance, defense, diplomacy and transport, according to a broadcast on the Ukrainian President’s Office YouTube channel on March 18.

18 March, 06:56 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in Spain to sign defense deals and meet King Felipe VI

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Madrid on March 18 for talks and the signing of Ukraine-Spain defense agreements, presidential press secretary Serhii Nykyforov told Interfax-Ukraine.

18 March, 01:26 PM

Ukraine, Spain to merge Portnov killing investigations

Ukraine has handed Spanish courts documents to launch a joint investigation of the 2025 murder of Andriy Portnov, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said March 17 after meetings with Spanish officials.

17 March, 11:41 PM

Spanish police raid villas tied to Putin crony

Spanish police conducted searches of at least two mansions reportedly belonging to the family of Nikolai Kolesov, CEO of Russian Helicopters, El País reported on March 9, citing police sources.

10 March, 09:30 AM

Spain sends frigate to Cyprus amid Iran tensions

Spain’s Defense Ministry has deployed the frigate Cristóbal Colón to Cyprus to show commitment to EU defense and protect the bloc’s eastern border amid the Iran conflict, EL PAÍS reported on March 5.

5 March, 04:55 PM

China defends global free trade after Trump threatens Spain with embargo

International commerce must not be used as a tool of “political coercion,” Beijing said on March 4, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “cut off all trade” with Spain.

4 March, 08:24 PM

U.S. to ‘cut off all trade with Spain’ over Iran war, Trump says

The United States will stop all trade with Spain after Madrid refused to allow U.S. forces to use its military bases for strikes on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 3.

3 March, 09:53 PM

Germany weighs extraditing Portnov killing suspect

German authorities are considering the extradition of a suspect arrested in the killing of Andriy Portnov, Cologne prosecutor’s office told public broadcaster Deutsche Welle on Feb. 26.

26 February, 07:26 PM

Portnov murder suspect arrested in Germany

Spanish police arrested a suspect in the 2025 killing of Andriy Portnov in Heinsberg, Germany, according to a statement released on Feb. 25.

25 February, 07:41 PM

Spain pledges €200 million more for Ukraine’s energy grid

Spain’s Office for the Reconstruction of Ukraine committed an additional €200 million ($4.6 million) for energy and infrastructure modernization projects during a meeting with Ukraine’s Ministry of Communities and Territories Development, the ministry reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 08:58 PM

Spain to deliver six industrial generators to Ukraine

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares handed over six powerful generators to Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Sokolovska to help soften the energy crisis caused by sustained Russian bombing of critical infrastructure.

4 February, 09:48 PM

Spain escorts sanctioned Russian oil tanker to Morocco without arrest

A Spanish rescue vessel escorted a tanker under EU sanctions for transporting Russian oil to a port in Morocco without detaining it, Reuters reported on Jan. 27.

28 January, 04:23 PM

Spain to send Ukraine advanced radar system

Madrid has approved a deal to produce and deliver a Lanza LTR-25 long-range tactical radar system to Ukraine, the Spanish government announced on Jan. 14.

15 January, 04:34 AM

Spanish troops could join peace mission in Ukraine – Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for the first time raised the possibility of Spanish troops taking part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine after the war ends, Spain’s EFE news agency reported on Jan. 7.

7 January, 05:39 PM

Spain prepares $712 million Ukraine aid package

Spain will approve a EUR615 million ($712 million) military aid package for Ukraine within a month, PM Pedro Sánchez said at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Madrid on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 11:53 PM

Zelenskyy to sign defense deal with Spanish firms in Madrid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to sign a defense cooperation agreement with Spanish companies during his visit to Madrid on Nov. 18, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

18 November 2025, 07:30 PM

Zelenskyy heads to Spain and Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold a series of high-level meetings in Spain and Turkey this week aimed at securing additional international support, pushing forward efforts to end the war, and restarting prisoner-exchange negotiations, according to his Nov. 18 Telegram post.

18 November 2025, 10:23 AM

Eight EU countries still import Russian gas

Eight European Union countries continue to buy Russian natural gas, European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Sept. 19, according to The Guardian.

19 September 2025, 09:42 PM

Poles look abroad for homes after Russian drone attack

After Russia’s Sept. 10 drone attack, in which more than 20 UAVs violated Polish airspace, Poles began searching more intensively for housing abroad, Gazeta Wyborcza reported, citing real estate market representatives on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 09:00 PM

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