The Minister for Defence holds a working meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov

The Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, during the videoconference held with her Ukrainian counterpart

These shipments will materialise in the near future to respond to Ukraine's urgent needs in light of the current critical situation on the frontline.

The Minister for Defence also confirmed Spain's offer to train a further 400 Ukrainian soldiers, in response to Ukraine's request expressed at the aforementioned Contact Group meeting, to urgently increase the basic training of its soldiers.

The Ukrainian Minister for Defence once again thanked Spain for its continued assistance to his country, which he defined as extremely agile, timely and adjusted to the changing needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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