After going to La Moncloa and without changing his outfit – he was wearing his traditional olive green short-sleeved t-shirt and military pants -, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, attended this Monday the lunch that the Kings offered him at the Royal Palace. In the morning, the King had personally come to receive him at Barajas airport, an unusual gesture of deference that Felipe VI last had with US President Joe Biden, when he attended the NATO summit in Madrid in 2022.
During his speech, the King said, addressing Zelensky, that “Ukraine knows that it will continue to count on Spain, and we trust that with the rest of its allies,” he added, “for as long as it is necessary.” Endorsing the Ukrainian president’s peace plan, he added that “the complete, immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine within its international borders is essential,” which includes Crimea.
The King recalled that Spain is the fourth country in the EU that hosts the most Ukrainian refugees, 205,000, and also the fourth with the most students from that country, 38,000. In a serious tone, he assured that “in no way can the crimes committed by the Russian occupation troops go unpunished”, to which he later added that “Spain will work, together with Ukraine and its international partners, so that Russia answers for all.” the crimes committed.” In his response, Zelensky revealed that he had traveled to Madrid “with a very distinguished mission”: that of presenting the Ukrainian award of the Golden Heart to the Spanish aid worker Emma Igual, murdered in a Russian attack in Ukraine last September. .
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, with the president of the Congress, Francina Armengol; and the president of the Senate, Pedro Rollán; this Monday afternoon in Congress. Jaime VillanuevaThe president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, with the president of the Congress, Francina Armengol; and the president of the Senate, Pedro Rollán; upon arrival at Congress Jaime VillanuevaKings Felipe VI and Letizia receive the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, upon his arrival at the lunch offered at the Royal Palace, this Monday in Madrid. Ballesteros (EFE)The kings of Spain Felipe VI and Letizia, together with the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelensky, greet the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, during the lunch offered at the Royal Palace, this Monday in Madrid. Ballesteros (EFE)The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez (right), and the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelensky, shake hands after signing the agreement.Claudio AlvarezThe president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez (right), and the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, pose after signing the Security Cooperation Agreement between Spain and Ukraine, this Monday at the Moncloa palace.Claudio AlvarezThe president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez (right), and the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, during the signing of the Security Cooperation Agreement between Spain and Ukraine, this Monday at the Moncloa palace.Claudio AlvarezThe President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, listens to the President of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, during a press conference this Monday at the Moncloa palace.Claudio AlvarezThe president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, holds a meeting with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, this Monday at the Moncloa palace.Claudio AlvarezThe general secretary of the PSOE and president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, after receiving the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, this Monday upon his arrival at the Moncloa palace.Claudio AlvarezThe President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, with the Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenski, upon his arrival at the Moncloa Palace.Claudio AlvarezThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, together with King Felipe VI listen to the national anthem of Ukraine, upon their arrival in Madrid this Monday. JOSE JIMENEZ (House of HM the King)King Felipe VI together with that of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, review the troops upon their arrival at Madrid airport. JOSE JIMENEZ (House of HM the King)Felipe VI greets Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, upon his arrival at Madrid airport. The last time the King received a head of state at the airport was in June 2022. Jose Jimenez (House of HM the King)Upon arrival at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas airport, the King welcomed the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zalenski, this Monday. Jose Jimenez (House of HM the King)
The lunch, in a smaller format than on similar occasions, was attended by the presidents of the Congress and the Senate, Francina Armengol and Pablo Rollán, the president of the General Council of the Judiciary, Vicente Guilarte, and the ministers of Defense, Interior, Economy and Inclusion, as well as the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, among others.
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Zelensky concluded the program of his visit to Madrid by going to the Congress of Deputies to meet with the spokespersons of the parliamentary groups. This Tuesday he will be in Portugal, as confirmed by himself, thus continuing the tour that he had to suspend ten days ago, due to the Russian offensive.