Ukraine has formal relations with many nations and in recent decades has been establishing diplomatic relations with an expanding circle of nations. The foreign relations of Ukraine are guided by a number of key priorities outlined in the foreign policy of Ukraine.
Greece and Ukraine have deep ties due to Orthodox Christianity and enjoy strong diplomatic relations,due to Greece’s active diplomatic support for Ukraine over the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. Greece is also one of the main supporters of Ukraine’s entry into the European Union and NATO. Greece recognized Ukraine on December 31,1991. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Greece opened an embassy in Kyiv in 1993,general-consulates were set up in Mariupol and Odesa. Ukraine has opened an embassy in Athens and since April 2004 a general-consulate in Thessaloniki. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. There is a large Greek community living in Ukraine. Ukraine was first settled by the Greeks as early as 500 B.C. The Ukrainian city of Odesa was founded by ancient Greek colonists,being also the place where the Filiki Eteria secret organization was founded. Greece is a member of the European Union,which Ukraine applied for in 2022.
Kostyantyn Ivanovych Gryshchenko is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician.
Relations between Spain and Ukraine were established in January 1992,some time after the Ukrainian independence. Spain is a member of the European Union,which Ukraine applied for in 2022. Both nations are members of the Council of Europe.
The 1955 Austrian State Treaty ended the four-power occupation and recognized Austria as an independent and sovereign state. In October 1955,the Federal Assembly passed a constitutional law in which "Austria declares of her own free will her perpetual neutrality." The second section of this law stated that "in all future times Austria will not join any military alliances and will not permit the establishment of any foreign military bases on her territory." Since then,Austria has shaped its foreign policy on the basis of neutrality.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Berlin is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine in Germany. Since 23 September 2022,Oleksii Makeiev is the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany.
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of Denmark in Ukraine.
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of Pakistan in Ukraine.
The bilateral relations of the Philippines and Ukraine began with a formal agreement in 1992. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Ukraine has a non-resident ambassador in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. The Philippines is represented by its embassy in Warsaw,Poland.
Viacheslav Yatsiuk is a Ukrainian career diplomat with more than 25 years of professional experience in both bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.
Andriy Yaroslavovych Melnyk is a Ukrainian diplomat currently serving as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Previously he served from January 12,2015 until October 2022 as the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany and currently serving as the Ukrainian ambassador to Brazil since June 2023. He is a Doctor of Law.
Vadym Volodymyrovych Prystaiko is a Ukrainian diplomat who was Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 20 July 2020 and held the position until he was dismissed by Zelenskyy three years later.
Roman Waschuk is a Canadian diplomat of Ukrainian ethnicity,Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine from 2014 to 2019.
Kateryna Viktorivna Handziuk was a Ukrainian civil rights and anti-corruption activist campaigner and political advisor,who exposed corruption in her hometown of Kherson. She was attacked with sulphuric acid on 31 July 2018,and died from her injuries on 4 November 2018.
Andreas Michaelis is a German diplomat who served as State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 3 January 2022,and was previously the German Ambassador to the Court of St James from May 2020 until January 2022. Since August 2023,he has been the German Ambassador to the United States.
Palestine–Ukraine relations are bilateral relations between the State of Palestine and Ukraine. The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic recognized Palestinian independence on 19 November 1988. Palestine recognized Ukraine as a sovereign state in February 1992. On 2 November 2001,the two countries established diplomatic relations and the Palestinian embassy opened the same day. Ukraine has supported UN resolutions against Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Andrii Mykholayovych Plakhotniuk,is a Ukrainian diplomat and Ukraine's ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Sweden since 2020.
