Spain

Spain is not considering sending troops to Ukraine, and no other country is currently considering such a possibility. The Spanish foreign minister also emphasized that Kyiv is not asking its partners for troops either.

The Spanish court overturned its previous decision to block Telegram, suspending the blocking order until it receives a police report explaining the features of the service and how blocking could affect its users.

Spain has begun training Ukrainian servicemen to operate NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems, where Spanish army instructors are conducting a one-month course.

This week, Ukraine received significant financial and defense support packages from international partners, including €5 billion from the EU, a $900 million IMF tranche, and $2 billion in macro-financing from Canada, as well as new artillery, drones, and armored vehicles for defense.

Germany and France have reached a breakthrough agreement on an equal distribution of industrial volumes between the two countries to develop a new generation MGCS tank to replace the outdated Leopard and Leclerc tanks.

Spain may soon hand over 20 more Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but as the vehicles are being preserved, it will take time to repair them beforehand.

The draw ceremony for the 2024 Olympic football tournaments, in which the Ukrainian national team is a participant in the men's competition, will take place on March 20 at 9:00 PM Kyiv time in Saint-Denis, Paris.

Iran has used European ports in Belgium, Spain, and Italy to smuggle weapons, including missiles and bombs, to Hezbollah in Lebanon via Syria to avoid Israeli air strikes on Iranian weapons shipments.

Ukraine has started negotiations with Latvia on a bilateral security agreement, defining its content, key elements and thematic blocks.

More than two dozen heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees, including the United States and Israel, signed a statement denying the legitimacy of the elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

The court found MP Oleksandr Dubinsky guilty of a conflict of interest, ordered him to pay a fine and enter him in the register of corrupt officials.

European companies continue to supply equipment for the Arctic LNG 2 project, one of the largest shareholders of which is billionaire Gennady Timchenko, a close friend of Vladimir Putin.

In Spain, the victims of terrorist attacks on several trains in Madrid in 2004 are remembered. The attacks killed 192 people and injured almost 2,000.

Border guard Bohdan Mochulskyi won a gold medal in the 64 kg weight category at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Belgium.

Ukrainian gymnast Victoria Onoprienko won a silver medal in the hoop routine and a bronze medal in the ribbon routine at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix in Marbella, Spain.

The Ukrainian national football team will begin training in Marbella, Spain, on March 14, later joined by legionnaires, and then fly to Sarajevo to prepare for a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 21.

In January-February 2024, Ukraine's foreign trade deficit in goods reached $3. 2 billion, with imports amounting to $10 billion and exports to $6.8 billion.

Ukraine and Spain have signed a memorandum on the joint adaptation of Spanish technology for automatically changing the width of wheel sets between 1520 mm, 1435 mm and 1668 mm gauges to facilitate freight and passenger transportation between Ukraine and the EU amid the ongoing war.

Israel will take part in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Hurricane" after rejecting two previous proposals that were deemed too politically charged, allowing the country to participate in the event in Malmö, Sweden, in compliance with the principles of political neutrality.

Romania, Spain, Luxembourg, and Belgium joined 23 other parliaments in signing an open letter to U. S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calling for a vote on a $60 billion aid bill for Ukraine.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine met with the Ambassador of Spain to discuss Spain's continued support for the treatment and rehabilitation of Ukrainian soldiers, the provision of engineering equipment, and Spain's readiness to assist Ukraine in security, humanitarian aid, gender equality, and the return of deported Ukrainian children.

Spain asks the EU to coordinate a tougher stance on Russian LNG imports and help countries withdraw from long-term contracts with Moscow.

Deputy Head of the President's Office Ihor Zhovkva starts negotiations with Spain on a bilateral security agreement.

Russian agents are becoming bolder abroad and may be behind high-profile assassinations of Russian defectors, such as the pilot who was shot dead in Spain after he hijacked a Russian helicopter for Ukraine.

Ukrainian saber fencer Olga Harlan won a bronze medal at the World Fencing Cup in Athens, losing in a tense semifinal match.

In the occupied territories, russia has launched a so-called festival of youth aimed at spreading pro-kremlin propaganda during putin's election campaign.

Groysman's associate pretended that corruption among his subordinate educators did not exist.

The mild weather in early March will help curb the rise in energy prices in Europe, serving as a reminder of the effects of climate change.

Zara is preparing to reopen 50 of its more than 80 stores in Ukraine, which it closed after Russia's invasion in February 2022.

In the first two months of 2024, Ukraine received $1. 2 billion in grants and concessional financing from international partners such as Japan, Norway, and Spain, with most of the funds going to social spending through World Bank projects.