Spain is ready to send anti-aircraft missiles and tanks to Kyiv, media reported

Square in Madrid. File photoMOSCOW, June 5Spain is preparing to deliver heavy weapons to Ukraine, including anti-aircraft missiles and tanks, according to Spanish newspaper El Pais, citing government sources. According to the newspaper, Spain is ready to make a «quantitative leap «in his military support for Kyiv. If before that Madrid supplied ammunition, personal protective equipment and light weapons, now Spain is ready to move on to the supply of heavy weapons.Russian Foreign Ministry: Ukraine buys weapons with funds from the sale of agricultural productsSo, the government is ready to transfer German Leopard A4 tanks, which «have been dormant for decades.» Defense sources note that about 40 tanks could be recovered and handed over to Ukrainian troops. According to the newspaper, Spain also offered Ukraine to train its military operation of the Leopard A4. The source of the publication noted that the first part of the briefing will have to take place in Latvia, where the Spanish army has a contingent of 500 troops deployed with six Leopard 2E tanks. The second stage of preparation will be carried out on the territory of Spain. According to the newspaper, the Spanish Ministry of Defense is already completing the delivery of Shorad Aspide short-range anti-aircraft missiles to Kyiv. In April, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a press conference in Kyiv said that he had sent 200 equipment, as well as vehicles to Ukraine. Switzerland allowed the re-export of military spare parts to Ukraine , including anti-tank missiles. Recently, heavy equipment has also been supplied, in particular tanks, howitzers, MLRS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries were «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that pumping Kyiv with weapons does not change all the parameters of the Russian special operation, its goals will be achieved.