Ukraine and Netherlands put pressure on Spain to join "Patriot coalition" - media

This was reported by El Pais, according to Ukrinform.

It is noted that the Netherlands and Ukraine are pressuring Spain to join the "Patriot Coalition" and supply Kyiv with missile defense systems to protect it from Moscow's attacks.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky conveyed his request to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the European Political Community (CPE) summit in the Moldovan capital.

This issue was also the subject of consultations with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as Spain has deployed one of its own Patriot batteries in Turkey.

However, the Turkish president opposes the withdrawal of the Patriot missile system from his country before the expiration of the contract, which expires at the end of this year.

As reported, on June 1, the second meeting of the European Political Community took place in Chisinau, where 47 heads of state and government discussed joint efforts for peace in the context of the war in Ukraine and related crises, the protection of democracy, strengthening energy security and the resilience of European states.