19 LEOPARD 2A4 tanks and missiles for Patriot: Spain will provide Ukraine with a record package

The Spanish government approved the cost of a new weapon package last month. According to journalists, assistance will be officially announced during the stay of President Vladimir Zelensky in Spain. The Spanish government has approved the transfer of 19 LEOPARD 2A4 tanks to Ukraine within a new help pack. This is discussed in Reuters. It is noted that the transfer of tanks was announced earlier, but their number was unknown.

In addition, Kiev will receive from Madrid anti-aircraft missiles for MIM-104 Patriot, UAV suppression and ammunition. The total amount of this assistance package will be EUR 1. 13 billion. In turn, El Pais journalists, referring to their own sources, say that on May 27, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on a visit to Madrid. It is during the Ukrainian leader in Spain that it will be officially announced that a new military assistance package of Kiev will be allocated.

Its amount of the media has already been called unprecedented to help the Spanish side of Ukraine or other country. In addition, Zelensky during a meeting with the Government of Spain Pedro Sanchez will sign a bilateral security agreement that will provide for multimillion -dollar contracts for the Spanish defense industry, because weapons will produce TRC, Indra, Escribano, Uro, Expal, Expal, Expal .

On May 25, the Spanish edition of Cadena Ser reported that the visit of Vladimir Zelensky to Spain will be held in the near future, where he would meet with King of Spain Philip VI and the head of the government of Pedro Sanchez.