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![Why Spain Is Investing €570 Million in Ukraine Before Russia's War Is Over]( "Why Spain Is Investing €570 Million in Ukraine Before Russia's War Is Over")
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![Photo of Gonzalo Leon Bustos]( "Photo of Gonzalo Leon Bustos")
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- Interview
Hours after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, Spain put €570 million on the table for Ukraine. Not for rebuilding after the war, but for projects that will begin while the fighting continues. What is Spain willing to invest in, and why now?![A Ukrainian flag during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, at Puerta del Sol, on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian flag during a demonstration on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, at Puerta del Sol, on August 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Ukrainian BMP Equipped With a Suspected Spanish-Made Guardian 30 Combat Turret Is Transported by the 146th Separate Repair and Recovery Regiment. (Source: 146th Separate Repair and Recovery Regiment)]( "A Ukrainian BMP Equipped With a Suspected Spanish-Made Guardian 30 Combat Turret Is Transported by the 146th Separate Repair and Recovery Regiment. (Source: 146th Separate Repair and Recovery Regiment)")
![Armed Ukrainian military personnel take part in an urban warfare exercise, conducted by the Spanish military, at the Toledo infantry academy in Toledo, Spain, on March 24, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Armed Ukrainian military personnel take part in an urban warfare exercise, conducted by the Spanish military, at the Toledo infantry academy in Toledo, Spain, on March 24, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The MV Hondius arrives in the Granadilla Port on May 10, 2026, in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The MV Hondius arrives in the Granadilla Port on May 10, 2026, in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Spanish-speaking volunteers from Latin America and Spain serving in Ukraine’s International Legion during the war against Russia]( "Spanish-Speaking Fighters in Ukraine: Latin America and Spain Backing Kyiv on the Front Lines")
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![Photo of Jamal Marcelin]( "Photo of Jamal Marcelin")
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- War in Ukraine
During the first days of the full-scale invasion in 2022, the International Legion of Ukraine was associated with volunteers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. Today, that reality has changed: the most visible foreign presence on the Ukrainian front is predominantly Spanish-speaking, especially from Latin America.
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