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Spanish PM Sánchez to Visit Kyiv in Show of Support for Zelenskyy After Trump’s “Dictator” Accusation

Feb 20, 2025 13:57

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Authors: Amira Barkhush
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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez seen before his meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, 2024/01/23. (Source: Getty Images)

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that he will travel to Ukraine on February 24 to show support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian democracy.

El lunes estaré en Kyiv para reafirmar el apoyo de España a la democracia ucraniana y al presidente @ZelenskyyUa.#SlavaUkraini
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) February 20, 2025

This announcement comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Zelenskyy as a “dictator,” and questioned his democratic legitimacy.

On February 19, several European leaders expressed their disagreement with recent comments made by Trump, who referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator and questioned his democratic legitimacy.

Additionally, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda is set to visit Kyiv ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.