The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, affirmed yesterday that the Spanish government do not consider necessary the deployment of national soldiers in Ukraine.
The declaration was made in the press conference after the European Council meeting. However, Sánchez said that Spain will back the economic sanctions to Russia and that it will maintain the military support to Zelensky.
The ruler referenced the “Cooperation Agreement on Security Matters between Spain and Ukraine” that both countries signed in May of this year. The document included the provision of weapons to the Eastern country valued in 1.129 million of euros, an unprecedented amount in Spanish military support to other country.
In addition to this, Spain is also one of the top six countries in receiving Ukrainian refugees, governmental data states the number in 306.260 persons in September of this year.
Regarding its commercial importance for the country, Ukraine is Spain’s main provider of cereals. The drought suffered by the Mediterranean country the past year only increased this dynamic. In 2023, the Sánchez’s country imported more than 8 tons of this product from the Ukraine, according to data from the Efe agency. This was one of the reasons for food inflation in Spain.
“After the Council’s meeting, I have seen a quasi-absolute backing of president Zelensky, a unity in the support for the battle of the European project”, said Pedro Sánchez.
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