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Albares estimates that Spain will contribute 1,000 million to Ukraine for the acquisition of weapons

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, has reaffirmed Spain’s dedication to the sovereignty, freedom and territorial integrity of Ukraine and has introduced that Spain will contribute 1,000 million euros to the acquisition of navy tools from the United States to be used in Ukraine, to which might be added spending on different forms of tools, comparable to mills to alleviate Russian assaults on the Ukrainian vitality infrastructure earlier than the arrival of winter.

“Spain maintains a long-term commitment to the sovereignty and defense of Ukraine and will maintain it as long as the war lasts,” Albares started in an interview on RNE. Asked in regards to the magnitude of this dedication, the minister said that final yr Spain contributed 1 billion for Ukraine to amass navy tools and that this yr “something similar” is anticipated. Furthermore, he recalled that, past these quantities for weapons, Spain gives different forms of help, along with internet hosting 250,000 Ukrainian refugees, together with 40,000 kids, and supporting each kyiv’s entry into the EU and the creation of a particular courtroom to strive these Russians chargeable for the crime of aggression.

The minister has trusted that Sumar, a companion of the PSOE within the coalition authorities and historically reluctant to spend on weapons, won’t oppose this navy help to kyiv. “The entire Government is united for peace in Ukraine and in Europe, the entire Government is aware that many things are at stake in Ukraine: its sovereignty and its freedom, but also human rights, international law and international humanitarian law.”