Spain pledges €437 million military aid package to Ukraine

Spain will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package totaling 437 million euros, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday, November 5, following a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Zelensky expressed gratitude for Spain's consistent support throughout the war and said the package's contents and Ukraine's most urgent defense needs were discussed. He also met with King Felipe VI, emphasizing the need to strengthen air defense and hoping for additional missile supplies for air defense systems. The leaders also discussed holding Russia accountable for aggression, including creating a Special Tribunal and establishing a reparations mechanism. Earlier that day, Zelensky met with Portugal's president in Madrid to discuss energy system support and potential joint weapons production.