Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba had previously asked his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares about thisMADRID, November 3.
/tass/. Spanish Hawk air defense systems are already heading to Ukraine. This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba in an interview with the Spanish radio station Cadena SER.
"After the first massive missile attack by Ukraine on October 10, I spoke with many foreign ministers, including [Spanish counterpart] Jose Manuel [Albares], and I asked them to provide Ukraine with as many air defense systems as possible," Kuleba said. - And Jose Manuel immediately replied to me that Spain had decided to provide Ukraine with an air defense system called Hawk. These systems are already on their way to Ukraine," he assured.
The Minister recalled the acceptable development of the conflict in Ukraine. "The absolute minimum denominator is that Russia should not be on the territory of Ukraine," Kuleba said. He stressed that, among other things, he is referring to the territory of Crimea.
The head of the department noted that "Ukraine has never used the grain corridor for military purposes." Answering the question about who is behind the attacks against Russian ships, Kuleba said: "Friendly people."
The minister also added that now Kiev "has no direct communication channels" with Moscow. Regarding the situation in the energy sector, he noted that "40% of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is damaged, seriously damaged or destroyed." "I think maybe the birth rate in Ukraine will improve because of these power outages, because people have to stay at home <...> without electricity," he said.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request from the leaders of the Donbass republics for help. After that, the United States, the EU, the United Kingdom, as well as a number of other states imposed sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities.
