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Denmark and Spain step up support for Ukraine
Summary
A look back at two pledges from late May 2024: Danish approval for F-16 strikes on Russian territory and a Spanish security pact with €1 billion in aid.
What were Ukraine's partners signalling as May 2024 drew to a close? On 31 May 2024, the picture came from two announcements made in the preceding days, both concerning military support during Russia's invasion.
On 30 May 2024, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Denmark had approved Ukrainian airstrikes on Russian territory using Danish-supplied F-16 jets. The statement came amid the Kharkiv offensive, which was under way at the time.
Three days earlier, on 27 May 2024, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez signed a bilateral security pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sánchez also pledged €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to Ukraine.
Together, the two announcements showed one partner widening the permitted use of the aircraft it had supplied and another committing money and a formal security agreement.
