Finland and Spain are set to increase their defense spending, with Lithuania prepares to join the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced that Finland will boost its defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2029 to prepare against potential Russian aggression. “This is part of Finland’s co... #AlexanderStubb #DefenseIndustryEU #DefenseSpending #EUdefense #KęstutisBudris #MargaritaRobles
Allies at Ramstein pledged to provide Ukraine with additional Leopard tanks, IFVs, Patriot missiles, and ammunition. Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said during a meeting of the Contact Group on Aid to Ukraine that Madrid will hand over another batch of Leopard tanks to Kyiv in June. She also promised to s... #HimarsForUkraine #LeopardBattleTanks #LloydAustin #MargaritaRobles #NASAMS #Netherlands #PatriotSystems #Ramstein #WarinUkraine
Spain offers to train 2,400 Ukrainian military personnel annually. Spain could train 2,400 Ukrainian servicemen per year as part of the recently approved EU mission with a total budget of €106.7M, stated the Minister of Defense of Spain, Margarita Robles. “We are pr... #MargaritaRobles #SpainAidForUkraine #SpainTrainUAF #trainingforUAF