Sánchez will present the “agency and unequivocal dedication” of society and the Government to assist Ukraine “in all potential methods to defend freedom and its territorial integrity” This is the second journey to Ukraine by the President of the Government who has already met with Zelenski in Kiev in April 2022 The go to takes place after Minister Margarita Robles has introduced the cargo of 6 Leopard tanks to the realm
Pedro Sánchez has traveled without warning to Ukraine to indicate Spain’s assist for the Government of Volodímir Zelenski and the Ukrainian individuals on a very symbolic date, one yr of battle after Putin’s invasion on February 24, 2022.
Sánchez’s journey, which has not been beforehand introduced by Moncloa and was not included within the president’s agenda for safety causes, comes after the Russian president has raised the nuclear menace together with his withdrawal from the final bilateral treaty to regulate nuclear weapons and launched a broadside in opposition to the West: “They wish to kill us, however Russia is invincible.” Some actions that don’t predict that the battle will finish quickly.
“I return to Kyiv a yr after the beginning of the battle” Pedro Sánchez wrote on his Twitter account.
I return to Kyiv a yr after the beginning of the battle.
We will stand by Ukraine and its individuals till peace returns to Europe.
Сьогодні повертаюся до Києва.
Ми будемо з Україною та її народом, poki до Європи не повернеться мир. pic.twitter.com/9ekUL9Lmfl
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) February 23, 2023
Sánchez arrives in kyiv with the message that Spain is a “solidary, useful and welcoming nation”. The president has met with the refugees residing in our nation who’ve been welcomed because the begin of the battle earlier than embarking on his journey. Sánchez, in a video posted on Twitter, has indicated that greater than 165,000 have been welcomed, of which greater than 52,000 are underneath 16 years of age who’re totally enrolled at school.
The president maintains that he has expressed the “agency and unequivocal dedication of Spanish society, of the Government of Spain to assist Ukraine in all potential methods to defend freedom and its territorial integrity.” He careworn that saying “no” to Putin’s battle in Ukraine and “imperialism” is saying “sure” to peace and the liberty of the peoples.
Spain will ship 6 Leopard tanks
Sánchez will meet with Zelenski after the announcement by Defense Minister Margarita Robles that Spain will ship 6 Leopard 2A4 tanks to the battle zone. Robles, in an interpellation within the Congress of Deputies, has confirmed that these six tanks are presently being repaired in Seville and that extra could possibly be despatched “if crucial” and demanded by the Zelenski authorities and NATO.
These are a few of the Leopards that have been saved for greater than a decade in Zaragoza and that have been in a “very poor” state. The forecast of the Ministry of Defense is that they are going to be despatched to Ukraine for integration into a world battalion on the finish of subsequent March or starting of April, coinciding with the completion of the coaching of the 55 Ukrainian troopers who’re being skilled for his or her crew and upkeep.
Sánchez’s second journey to kyiv
It is the second time that the President of the Government travels to Ukraine. He did so in April 2022. In addition to his assembly with Zelensky in kyiv, he traveled to Borodianka, one of many cities marked by destruction. After touring its streets, he was “shocked” by “Putin’s horror and atrocities.”
On that event, he introduced the most important cargo of weapons and army tools that Spain had made so far. A cargo of fabric that’s rejected by its Podemos companions who’ve not too long ago accused the PSOE of “following” the pursuits of the United States. Precisely the US president, Joe Biden, visited Ukraine and met with Zelenski just a few days in the past.
Spanish support numbers
Spain has already made 54 shipments to Ukraine. Among the weapons shipped are a C90 anti-tank rocket launcher, ammunition, machine weapons, shells, tank ammunition, 105 and 155mm artillery, an Aspide anti-aircraft battery and Hawk missiles and launchers, Mistral missiles, 105/14 howitzers, a deployable management heart for cyber protection operations, twenty TOA armored automobiles and 5 naval methods.
In the humanitarian subject, a complete of 17 flights have been carried out which have transferred greater than 600 susceptible individuals to Spain. The majority are most cancers sufferers, though there are additionally 58 battle wounded who’re being handled within the army hospitals in Zaragoza and Madrid.