Zelenskiy visits Madrid to seek support for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Madrid on November 4 for diplomatic meetings and to seek support for Ukraine, including stronger air defences ahead of winter. His visit coincided with the Ibero-American summit, where leaders from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries were gathered. Zelenskiy said on Telegram that his Madrid discussions would focus on air defence and that he planned contacts with U.S. officials ahead of talks scheduled in Abu Dhabi. He said Ukraine was coordinating with partners on security issues and steps toward peace. Spain’s government said Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would meet him on November 5 to discuss Ukraine and international security. U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said delegations from Ukraine and Russia would meet in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11. He said the agenda would include ending the war, postwar security agreements and de-escalation. The planned meeting follows earlier discussions among the three countries about holding talks, but the supplied announcements did not establish their outcome. Zelenskiy’s visit brought Ukraine’s requests for support to a summit involving 22 countries, whose positions on the war...