Ukraine’s Zelensky to visit Spain shortly

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Spain in the coming days.

1news.media  informs, citing Reuters, the office of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, without disclosing the exact dates or itinerary for security reasons.

Zelensky had planned to visit Spain in April, but the trip was cancelled when Pope Francis died.

Last month, Sanchez told Zelensky that Spain would back Ukraine until “a just and lasting peace” was achieved in its war with Russia, now in its fourth year.

According to El Pais newspaper, Zelensky will visit Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum, which houses Picasso’s 1937 painting “Guernica”, depicting the horrors of war.

Spain signed a 10-year bilateral security and defense agreement with Ukraine in May 2024, during Zelensky’s last visit.