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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid, Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels and agencies

Spain to give Ukraine €1bn in military aid in decade-long defence deal

Two men lean towards each other from behind their lecterns and grasp hands. Behind them are the flags for Ukraine and Spain
Pedro Sánchez, right, has already given Leopard tanks and Patriot missiles to Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s troops. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Spain will provide Ukraine with €1bn in military aid this year after the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, met in Madrid to sign an “enormously important”, decade-long defence and security deal.

Although the precise details of the agreement have not been made public, the Spanish government said its assistance would “allow Ukraine to prioritise its capacities, including its air defences”.

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