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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

Spain, Poland urge Ukraine’s voice in Alaska talks

Ahead of an Aug. 11 EU foreign ministers’ meeting focused on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Spain stressed the necessity of Kyiv’s participation in all negotiations regarding the country’s future, according to Sky News.

11 August 2025, 06:30 PM

Some EU countries are interested in Ukrainian grain — Polish minister

The new trade agreement have to consider different EU countries interests — including those, willing to buy Ukrainian agricultural products, Poland’s Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski said in Brussels, Ukrinform wrote on May 27.

27 May 2025, 02:49 PM

Portnov was in Ukraine days before his murder — report

Andriy Portnov, a former senior aide to Ukraine’s fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, was in Ukraine just days before he was killed in Madrid on May 21, Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 23, citing law enforcement sources.

23 May 2025, 11:38 PM

Spain classifies Portnov murder investigation

A Spanish judge has classified the investigation of the May 21 murder of Andriy Portnov, a former aide to Ukraine’s fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, EFE news agency reported on May 22, citing sources at Madrid’s Superior Court of Justice.

22 May 2025, 11:41 PM

Spanish police still seeking suspects in Portnov’s Madrid murder

Spanish police have yet to arrest suspects in the May 21 murder of Andriy Portnov, a former aide to Ukraine’s fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, killed by a group of assailants in Madrid, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry told NV on May 22.

22 May 2025, 06:15 PM

Controversial ties, gas deals with Putin, and loyalty to Yanukovych: the murky political career of Andriy Portnov

Andriy Portnov, a 51-year-old former deputy chief of staff to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot and killed in Madrid on May 21. Once a close ally of Yanukovych and a political operator involved with the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Portnov also helped broker a proposed “grand coalition” with members of the pro-Russian Party of Regions aimed at curbing presidential powers in Ukraine.

21 May 2025, 04:25 PM

Portnov lived near school where he was gunned down, suspects still at large — media

Andriy Portnov, former adviser to exiled Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, was killed in Madrid near the school where he had just dropped off his children on May 21, Los Replicantes reported, citing sources.

21 May 2025, 03:03 PM

At least three shots to the head: El País reveals new details in Portnov’s killing

Former adviser to exiled Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Andriy Portnov, was attacked by two or three assailants who fired five shots — at least three of which struck him in the head, according to El País.

21 May 2025, 02:26 PM

Video surfaces from scene of Andriy Portnov’s killing in Spain

Former adviser to exiled Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, Andriy Portnov, was shot and killed in Spain on May 21, according to multiple reports. Authorities are working at the scene, video of which was published by ABC.

21 May 2025, 02:07 PM

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