Spain
Spain

Author(s): Mária Spišiaková, Nina Mocková
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Spain; Spanish; Ukrainian; relations; Soviet Union
Summary/Abstract: Spanish-Ukrainian relations date back to the times of the Soviet Union. After the Chernobyl explosion, Spanish families began to take in Ukrainian children for summer holidays, and in 1992 diplomatic relations began to develop when Ukraine’s independence was declared. In terms of trade, Spain is the largest importer of Ukrainian grain in the EU and several Spanish companies are based there, including Acciona, which invests in renewable energy. On the issue of the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of part of the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk, Spain has supported Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial unity.

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