Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who arrived in Kyiv on a working visit in the morning of February 23, spoke about concrete steps to help Ukraine against the background of a full-scale war with Russia. Madrid will send air defense systems and Leopard-2 tanks to Ukrainian defenders.

 Right now, our fighters are undergoing training on this technique. The politician said this during a joint press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the Observer reports.

 "We continue to negotiate with the Swiss government to get the opportunity to transfer Gepard tanks to Ukraine. Switzerland produces these combat vehicles, but for various reasons it is so far opposed to their inclusion in the military package for your country. We believe that this is temporary " , - said Sanchez.

 He also added that Spain joins the Fast recovery plan of Ukraine. It provides for the prompt restoration of social infrastructure facilities destroyed as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion, and must take into account the best modern construction standards.