Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, has expressed condolences to the families of those who died and were injured following the derailment of two high-speed passenger trains near Córdoba in southern Spain.
At least 21 people died in the incident, and around one hundred passengers sustained injuries of varying severity, per Reuters.
Spain remains one of Ukraine’s allies in countering Russian aggression. Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid an official visit to Madrid, where he held meetings with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. During the talks, the sides agreed to launch a project to supply Ukraine with long-range air-surveillance radars.
“We share the pain of the friendly Spanish people and extend our condolences to the victims’ close ones. We wish the injured a fast recovery. Stay strong, dear Spanish friends,” Sybiha said.
Earlier, Sánchez stated that, after the end of the war in Ukraine, his country would be ready to join a possible peacekeeping mission alongside European partners, according to DW.
At the same time, implementation of this initiative will depend on a decision by the Spanish parliament, which must grant a political mandate for any potential deployment of troops abroad.
