Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has for the first time raised the possibility of Spanish troops taking part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine after the war ends.
Following the meeting of the ‘coalition of the willing’ in Paris, Sánchez said that he would begin talks next week with representatives of most parliamentary groups on the deployment of troops in Ukraine.
He stressed that Spain, ‘as a major European country’, will take part in decision-making on strengthening peace in Ukraine after a ceasefire.
‘The moment a ceasefire is agreed upon, a security guarantee framework will be proposed for Ukraine, in which the coalition of volunteers from these 35 countries will lend a hand and actively participate,’ Sánchez said at a press conference in Paris.
‘I am convinced that Spain must be part of this effort. I want to announce that next week I will contact most of the parliamentary groups to explain how I believe Spain should contribute, provided that peace is achieved and this invasion ends.’
‘Spain has always supported Ukraine’s accession to the EU,’ he added.
According to Sánchez, Spain’s contribution should include both reconstruction efforts and ‘military capabilities’.
He noted that Spain has already taken part in international peacekeeping missions ‘in other regions’.
‘If we have done it in other parts of the world, why not do it in Europe?’ the Spanish prime minister said.
On 6 January in Paris, a meeting of the ‘coalition of the willing’ was held, attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European leaders and US representatives.
Following the meeting, Ukraine, France and the United Kingdom signed a declaration of intent on the future deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine after the end of the war.
The US special envoy Steve Witkoff said after the meeting that there had been ‘significant progress’. In his view, the sides have ‘practically finalised the security protocols’ meant to ensure the war ends permanently.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that several thousand French troops could be deployed on the border between Ukraine and Russia after the war.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking after the meeting, also said that Germany could deploy its troops in a NATO state neighbouring Ukraine.
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La Coalición de Voluntarios hemos debatido hoy en París el plan de garantías de seguridad para Ucrania.
España, como país que defiende un orden internacional basado en reglas, debe formar parte de ese esfuerzo. pic.twitter.com/dImjjTk0HB
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) January 6, 2026
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