Spanish PM Announces $710 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine

The announcement came after the leaders signed several bilateral agreements, including measures to combat Russian disinformation.

xMADRID: Spain will give Ukraine a fresh military aid package worth 615 million euros ($710 million) to help it fight Russia's invasion, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday. Speaking at a Madrid press conference alongside visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Sanchez said around 300 million euros will go toward "new defence equipment". "Your fight is ours," Sanchez said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin's "neo-imperialism" aims to "weaken the European project and everything it stands for". The announcement came after the leaders signed several bilateral agreements, including measures to combat Russian disinformation.