The Ukrainian president tells European leaders his country needs security guarantees to prevent Russia invading again in years to come.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to travel to Ukraine on Monday to support President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the Ukrainian democracy, he said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump called Zelenskiy a "dictator".

Spain and Canada have announced aid packages for Kyiv while its other allies have imposed sanctions on Russia.

As we've been reporting, a senior Ukrainian official says the country is close to finalising a minerals deal with the US. Donald Trump says the US is seeking access to Ukraine's minerals in return for previous aid - with Ukraine insisting on security guarantees going forward.

MADRID - The leader of the Spanish People's Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, urged on Thursday the country’s Prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, to explain before parliament what steps Madrid intends to take together with its EU and NATO allies in the upcoming negotiations for Ukraine.