During Volodymyr Zelensky’s fourth visit to Spain, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, renewed support for Ukraine and announced a new military aid package worth 1 billion euros.
Spain will contribute another 1 billion euros for military aid to Ukraine in 2026, as announced yesterday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, after meeting with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, at La Moncloa. With this amount, the Government has dedicated 3.795 billion, between 2022 and 2026, to military aid for Ukraine, according to information from the Palace of La Moncloa.
This new commitment of 1 billion euros will be concretized “by working together and promoting co-production in the field of industrial defense,” Sánchez said. To this end, both countries have signed several agreements, both between the Ministries of Defense of the two countries and between different companies in the sector, which contemplate cooperation in missile manufacturing and ammunition guidance systems.
Part of this support for Ukraine will be financed through the SAFE instrument of the European Union. Sánchez emphasized that the Government of Spain will continue to work to encourage other member states to use this scheme to help the country.
Zelensky thanked Sánchez for his support, particularly in strengthening air defense, and expressed his confidence in the co-production of new defensive systems. The Ukrainian president added that his government is also “willing to share the knowledge in drones and technology” that it has been acquiring throughout the war.
The Ukrainian leader expressed his gratitude because Spain is one of the first countries to use the SAFE instrument of the European Union to channel its aid to Ukraine, as well as the use of the PURL program, coordinated by NATO, through which “we can acquire systems —in particular, he mentioned the Patriot interceptors—for which we have no other alternative,” since they can only be supplied from the United States.
The breakdown of the 3.795 billion contributed by Spain to Ukraine between 2022 and 2026 shows that the aid has been growing year by year until stabilizing during the last three: in 2022, 250 million euros; in 2023, 420 million; in 2024, 1.072 billion; in 2025, 1.053 billion, to which 1 billion euros will be added in 2026.
Pedro Sánchez also announced the delivery to Ukraine of six large generators, capable of supplying energy to 14,000 people and took advantage of his public appearance with Zelensky to insist that it is necessary to focus on the reconstruction of Ukraine. And for this, he said it is very important to guarantee now the energy sufficiency of the country, especially after Russian bombings have reduced its electricity generation capacities.
In this regard, Pedro Sánchez highlighted that since the beginning of the invasion, Spain has mobilized 200 million euros to help in the reconstruction of Ukraine. With these contributions, among other actions, five schools have been rebuilt and two more will be restored, with funding of 5 million euros.
The authorities of Ukraine and Spain also signed a agreement on technical and financial cooperation that establishes norms and procedures to facilitate the execution of projects in Ukraine. These projects will be financed, at least partially, by Spain and carried out with significant participation from Spanish institutions. Based on this agreement, a project in the railway sector between the Spanish Official Credit Institute and Ukrainian Railways is included, which will allow cooperation in engineering, design, and testing for the automatic change in track gauge.
On the other hand, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Diplomatic Schools of both countries was signed to promote cooperation in the training of diplomatic personnel, as well as specialists in international affairs.
The President of the Government expressed the determination of the Executive in defending international law “applying the same criteria in each aggression” and defending the same principles in all conflicts “that lead us to support Ukraine as a country and as a future member state of the European Union”.
Pedro Sánchez conveyed to Volodymyr Zelensky that “Spain will not stop looking towards Ukraine” nor will it forget the suffering of the Ukrainian people, so it will maintain support as the “loyal, faithful, and reliable ally” it has always been. “Nothing and no one will make us forget what is happening in Ukraine,” he emphasized. “Spain, like the vast majority of the international community, unequivocally condemns this aggression against international law and the freedom of the Ukrainian people.”
