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EU allies insist on maintaining strong support for Ukraine after the US approves a $61 billion aid package.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on international partners to take decisive action and strengthen Ukraine's air defense by providing additional Patriot and SAMP/T systems and ammunition.

Ukraine's NATO and EU partners are pressuring Greece and Spain to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems, such as Patriot, to protect vulnerable regions from Russian attacks.

Thousands of people protested in Tenerife, demanding temporary restrictions on tourists to curb the boom in rental housing and hotel construction that is depleting resources and housing on the Spanish Canary Islands.

The documentary In Search of Nika, about Russia's crimes against animals during its invasion of Ukraine, premiered on April 19 and will be available on YouTube in Ukraine.

Ukraine's U-19 national team will meet Northern Ireland, Norway and Italy in Group A of the 2024 European Championship final tournament, which will take place in Northern Ireland from July 15 to 28.

Ukraine held another round of talks with Spain on concluding a bilateral security agreement to implement the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine.

Centers of the State Enterprise "Document" abroad in 7 countries processed almost 900,000 applications and issued more than 672,000 passports of Ukrainian citizens.

The former head of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, Yevhen Borysov, is suspected of illicit enrichment totaling more than UAH 140 million. The man and his family own several cars and luxury real estate abroad, without having enough legally obtained assets and income to do so.

Spain and Portugal condemned Iran's attack on Israel and called for de-escalation to avoid further violence in the region.

From January to March 2024, Ukraine imported $16 billion worth of goods and exported $10 billion worth of goods, with Poland, Spain, and China being the largest export destinations.

The Prime Minister of Spain called on the EU to increase defense investments to strengthen the deterrence potential and bring the sector's industry in line with the European economy in the face of Russian aggression.

A rally was held in Spain to call on the international community to put pressure on Russia to release Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians held captive by the Kremlin.

Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was arrested at Madrid airport in connection with corruption charges, including illegal contracts, mismanagement and money laundering during his presidency of the Spanish Football Association.

In 2023, guests spent 678. 6 million nights in short-term rentals in the EU booked through online platforms such as Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group, or TripAdvisor, an increase of 13.8% compared to 2022.

Foreign Minister Kuleba conveyed to his Spanish counterpart the urgent need to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot air defense systems and other systems to intercept ballistic missiles and strengthen its defense.

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.

A worker at a Texas dairy farm has contracted H5N1 avian influenza after coming into contact with infected dairy cows, the first human case of this mammalian-borne subtype of the virus in Texas and the second in US history.

Russian pilot Maksim Kuzminov was shot six times with a Makarov pistol, after which his body was run over by a car in a parking lot in southern Spain.

A mobile office of the State Enterprise "Document" has started operating in Munich, Germany, allowing Ukrainians abroad to obtain passport documents.

UNESCO has approved an emergency assistance program to monitor and address the environmental damage caused by Russia's destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, mobilizing more than $66 million to restore Ukraine's cultural heritage, education and science affected by Russian aggression.

German company Rheinmetall receives 130 million euros from the EU to increase production of 155-mm artillery ammunition and explosives to replenish the European armed forces.

Representatives of Ukraine alyona alyona & Jerry Heil will perform the song "Teresa & Maria" at number 5 in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on May 7.

Ukraine's U19 football team defeated Switzerland 3-0 and qualified for Euro 2024 without conceding a single goal.

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.