Spanish overseas minister: we’ll allocate €1bn in assist of Ukraine this yr

Spanish Overseas Minister José Manuel Albares has mentioned that his nation's help to Ukraine this yr will quantity to about one billion euros.

Supply: El País, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: In accordance with Albares, this sum will embody each the acquisition of weapons within the US for Ukraine underneath the PURL programme and spending on different gear, comparable to mills, to mitigate the results of Russian assaults on Ukraine's power infrastructure forward of winter.

"Spain has a long-term dedication to Ukraine's sovereignty and defence and can uphold it for so long as the conflict continues," he mentioned.

In response to a query concerning the scale of this dedication, the minister mentioned that final yr Spain allotted one billion euros to Ukraine for the acquisition of navy gear and that "one thing related" is predicted this yr.

He additionally famous that, along with these quantities for armaments, Spain supplies different types of help.

Albares recalled particularly that Spain has taken in 250,000 Ukrainian refugees, together with 40,000 kids.

He harassed that Spain helps Ukraine's accession to the EU, in addition to the creation of a particular tribunal to prosecute Russian officers chargeable for the crime of aggression.

The minister expressed confidence that the left-wing Sumar celebration, the junior companion of the Socialist Occasion within the coalition authorities, which historically opposes defence spending, is not going to block the supply of navy help to Kyiv.

"Your entire authorities is united within the want for peace in Ukraine and Europe; your complete authorities understands that an important deal is at stake in Ukraine: its sovereignty and freedom, in addition to human rights, worldwide legislation and worldwide humanitarian legislation," he emphasised.

Background:

• On 18 November, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Spain.
• Commenting on his go to to Spain, Zelenskyy mentioned that Ukraine is working to make sure that the assembly with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez "brings agreements that may give us better power".

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