Current events

In Madrid, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Speaker of the Congress of Deputies of the Cortes Generales Francina Armengol and the President of the Senate of the Cortes Generales Pedro Rollán, as well as with the heads of the Spanish parliamentary factions.

The Head of State expressed gratitude for the efforts of Spain in the sphere of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and support for the Ukrainian citizens in that country.

In Madrid, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez discussed the situation at the front and the needs of the Defense Forces, including bolstering Ukraine's air defense, preparations for the Peace Summit, and the upcoming opening of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU. They made the announcement during a joint press conference.

In Madrid, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez signed a bilateral Agreement on Security Cooperation.

"Thank you for your work to protect Ukraine in a very sensitive sphere – it includes interstate communication, communication with our military, protected and especially important communication lines, and, of course, the protection of Ukraine in cyberspace – another space where Russian aggression is felt," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

​The Head of State thanked for the military and financial assistance provided since the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion and noted the importance of the resolutions of the Polish Senate in support of Ukraine.

The Head of State was informed that the previous morning, Russian invaders had launched nine missile attacks on the Kholodnohirsky and Osnovyansky districts of Kharkiv. As a result of the shelling, a binding shop caught fire on the territory of a printing facility.

In Kharkiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the operational situation in the region and preparations for the autumn and winter period.