Robles anticipates that the six Spanish ‘Leopard’ tanks will arrive in Ukraine earlier than the tip of AprilOn a go to to Spain, the Ukrainian Defense Minister maintains that “the principle factor is to destroy Russian dominance within the air”Both Margarita Robles and her Ukrainian counterpart Olesksii Reznikov deny the presence of NATO troopers in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Defense Minister Olesksii Reznikov has arrived in Spain with a protracted listing of requests, amongst which he has slipped that Ukraine wants fight planes. “Ukraine’s primary precedence is anti-aircraft protection and a fight airplane is a part of that anti-aircraft protection,” Reznikov made clear to Spanish journalists.
Leaked Pentagon papers declare that Ukraine is working out of anti-aircraft ammunition. Russian aviation has been resisting the Ukrainian skies because the begin of the invasion, and the Zelensky regime doesn’t wish to lose that trick. “We are fascinated with new era plane, the merchandise of the Swedish Saab – aerospace firm – and we’re additionally within the F-16,” Reznikov acknowledged. Spain has 100 of those fighters.
The listing of requests from the Ukrainians additionally contains naval assist, particularly in opposition to mines and drones. “We want particular ships, particular marine drones and extra technical help of any form, small boats, private weapons, missiles…Anything that helps our marines,” the Ukrainian acknowledged.
In addition, kyiv asks Spain for 105 and 150 mm caliber ammunition. The one utilized by the Leopard tanks, of which Spain will ship six models earlier than the tip of April. Petitions to which Spain has not responded immediately. “The army materials that Spain doesn’t have can’t be given. Spain all the time contributes what it has”, defined the minister, whereas she recalled that “Spain has been and will likely be discreet as a result of those that die are the Ukrainians”
“Spain contributes what it has” (Margarita Robles, Defense Minister)
The six Leopard will likely be in Ukraine in per week
It was the Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, who took benefit of the assembly to anticipate that the six ‘Leopard’ 2A4 dedicated by Spain will depart through Ukraine “within the subsequent few days” by sea. They will arrive within the space of operations earlier than the tip of April.
Robles introduced it within the presence of his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, who’s visiting Spain for the primary time since Russia invaded his nation 413 days in the past. Reznikov has highlighted Robles’ function in unscrambling the cargo of ‘Leopard’ to Ukraine and acquiring authorization from the manufacturing nation, Germany, which based on the Ukrainian “rambled”.
“It was thanks to non-public conversations with Margarita Robles,” revealed Reznikov, who defined that it was the Spanish minister who had the thought for Ukrainian troopers to start out working towards with the Leopards that Spain has deployed in Latvia.
They deny that there are NATO troopers in Ukraine
Asked in regards to the leaked secret paperwork in regards to the struggle in Ukraine that point out that there are NATO troopers in Ukraine, each Robles and Reznikov have been fast to disclaim it.
“It is flatly false that there’s a presence of NATO troopers in Ukraine,” mentioned Robles, who has blamed Russia for being behind these hoaxes. “There is curiosity in dividing the allies and Russia isn’t going to interrupt the unity in assist of Ukraine in any case,” he concluded. His Ukrainian counterpart recalled that there are solely “army attachés in every of the embassies” which can be nonetheless open in Ukraine.
Reznikov believes that these paperwork ought to be “analyzed with a magnifying glass” as a result of “many” knowledge aren’t actual, whereas others which can be are outdated. “We can say that it’s a combination of reality and non-truth”, he has affirmed.
The Ukrainian has valued his “full confidence” within the United States even if categorised paperwork on the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been leaked. “The leak of data, after all, isn’t a chunk of data that anybody likes,” he acknowledged at a press convention.
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