Spain has introduced plans to approve a further €615 million package deal of army help for Ukraine inside a month.
Supply: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez throughout a joint press convention with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Madrid, as reported by European Pravda
Quote: "I’ve already instructed President Zelenskyy that inside a month Spain will approve a brand new package deal of army support for Ukraine value €615 million."
Particulars: Sánchez mentioned that €300 million of this sum is earmarked for implementing the safety settlement underneath which Spain had agreed to allocate €1 billion a yr in army help for Ukraine.
An extra €100 million shall be supplied underneath the PURL initiative, which permits NATO member states to buy weapons for Ukraine from the USA.
Extra €215 million shall be channelled by way of the EU's SAFE instrument, which is able to fund the procurement of anti-drone tools, radars and different programs, together with tools produced by Spanish firms.
President Zelenskyy mentioned that the package deal will embrace, particularly, missiles for air defence programs, particularly forty missiles for IRIS-T programs.
Background:
- Earlier on 18 November, Zelenskyy met with representatives of Spanish defence firms they usually mentioned joint tasks.
- Commenting on his go to to Spain, Zelenskyy mentioned that Ukraine is working to make sure that a gathering with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez "brings agreements that can give us better energy".
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