The President of the Spanish Government makes a second visit to Ukraine on the eve of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion

The President of the Spanish Government visited an exhibition of photographs that recounts the atrocities committed in the area, and which came to light after the withdrawal of the Russians.

He was then taken to nearby Irpin, which was also the scene of several battles and the closest the Russians got to the Ukrainian capital.

Sánchez appeared at a joint press conference with Zelenskyy after the two held a meeting. It was there that he reinforced Spain’s commitment to send more military materiel to help the war effort.

“We are going to go from sending six to 10 in the next few weeks,” he said. On Wednesday, Defense Minister Margarita Robles had promised to send six.

Sánchez also said he was not ruling out sending fighter jets, as Zelenskyy has been calling for in recent weeks. But this step, he added, would have to be “studied and discussed with the other countries of the European Union and NATO.”

The President of the Spanish Government added that his Government will try to bring Ukraine closer to the EU while the country holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a mandate that will begin in July and last for the rest of the year.

Sánchez’s first visit to Ukraine occurred in April last year and saw him utter words of support for the country similar to those heard today.

The PSOE leader undertakes a series of tours of European countries before Spain assumes the presidency. One of the key issues of that legislature will be the conflict in Ukraine.

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