Скачать или смотреть Spanish PM sends message of support to Ukraine as he arrives for meeting of leaders in Granada

(5 Oct 2023)
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Granada, Spain - 5 October 2023
1. Wide of Acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez talking to journalists
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Pedro Sánchez, Acting Spanish Prime Minister:
"Of course, we are ready to support and to back until the end of this war, our friends in Ukraine. I think that we have posed debates, and we need to deliver in the European Union. I'm thinking now of the reform of the MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework), which is the financial framework to channel all the financial resources in order to help and to sustain Ukraine for the next year."

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Granada, Spain - 4 October 2023
3. Various of Congress building where summit is being held

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Granada, Spain - 5 October 2023
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pedro Sánchez, Acting Spanish Prime Minister on migration:
"It's an agreement in which all have had to give in, but I believe it is an agreement that puts the bases so that together with the European parliament we can definitely get this migration and asylum pact done. Spain is a country that has a big interest in a migration and asylum pact, because we are talking about two fundamental axes, the first solidarity and the second responsibility. Responsibility means to control the borders and fight irregular migration and promote regular migration, which the Spanish government has always done. But secondly, solidarity."

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Granada, Spain - 4 October 2023
5. Various of Alhambra Palace and tourists

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Granada, Spain - 5 October 2023
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Pedro Sánchez, Acting Spanish Prime Minister:
"I think that Granada is today the capital of Europe and also the capital of peace. At the end of the day this city represents a lot of things. In my opinion, the most important one, the respect for different cultures, civilisations and also this is the message that we want to send to the rest of the world."

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Granada, Spain - 4 October 2023
7. Various of Alhambra Palace and flamenco being played
STORYLINE:
Acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed Thursday that Spain will back Ukraine "until the end of this war," as some 50 European leaders gathered in the southern Spanish city of Granada for the European Political Community forum.

"Of course, we are ready to support and to back until the end of this war, our friends in Ukraine," said Sánchez.

"I think that we have posed debates, and we need to deliver in the European Union," he added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew in early in the morning to the meeting, which was formed in the wake of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine that drastically reset the continent's political agenda and fundamentally undermined long-held beliefs on peace and stability on the continent.

But despite the political, economic and military support, the desperate struggle to rid Ukrainian territory of invading Russian forces has ground to a stalemate.

Meanwhile, the steadfast opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown cracks because of internal strife both within the US and the EU. 

A myriad of other European issues are likely to come up during a day of talks in Spain, capped with a royal dinner and tour at the Moorish Alhambra Palace.

The famed hilltop architectural gem with its soothing ripples of water and the gentle splash from its fountains has traditionally been known to calm nerves.

AP video shot by Iain Sullivain and Renata Brito.

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