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Pedro Sanchez came to Ukraine for the second time during the wars with Russia
Spain will provide Ukraine with six Leopard A4 tanks and will soon raise this figure to 10, Pedro Sanchez assured.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, who arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, February 23.
“Your visit to Kiev on the eve of February 24, on the eve of the year of our invincibility, testifies that Ukraine and Spain will continue to stand together for the freedom of Ukraine, all of Europe and every nation that values life, democracy and an international legal order based on fair rules. “Zelensky wrote on Facebook.
At a joint briefing, Zelensky said he had received assurances from Sanchez about the supply of Leopard tanks.
I received assurances that Spain would hand over Leopard tanks to Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is already learning how to operate these tanks in Spain,” he said and thanked Spain for significant defense support, including the supply of air defense systems.
Sanchez, in turn, confirmed that Spain would provide six Leopard A4 tanks.
“In the coming weeks and months, we will raise this figure to 10. We will provide this assistance as quickly as possible. We will provide this assistance as quickly as possible,” the prime minister said.
Recall that on February 23, Pedro Sanchez visited Bucha and Irpin. There he stated that Russia would not win the war against Ukraine.
It should be noted that this is Sanchez’s second trip to Ukraine during the war. He came to Kyiv in April 2022.
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