The following is a list of countries which Ukraine has established diplomatic relations with. Ukraine began moving towards independence from the Soviet Union with the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine on 16 July, 1990. The ratification of Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine on 24 August, 1991, by the Verkhovna Rada reestablished Ukrainian independence after the 1941 declaration of independence. [1]
Two days after the 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum, neighboring Hungary became the first country to establish diplomatic relations with Ukraine on 3 December, 1991, and Ukraine has since then established diplomatic relations with 182 of the 193 United Nations member countries, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta.
By 2019, Ukraine had not suspended any diplomatic relations but relations with Russia and Syria were only nominal. [2] [3] Diplomatic relations with Russia were eventually cut on 24 February, 2022, as a response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Diplomatic relations with Syria were cut on 30 June, 2022. [4] [5] Diplomatic relations with North Korea were cut on 13 July, 2022. [6]
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# | Country | Date |
1 | ![]() |
3 December 1991 [7] |
2 | ![]() |
12 December 1991 [7] |
3 | ![]() |
13 December 1991 [7] |
4 | ![]() |
25 December 1991 [7] |
5 | ![]() |
26 December 1991 [8] |
6 | ![]() |
27 December 1991 [7] |
7 | ![]() |
27 December 1991 [7] |
8 | ![]() |
3 January 1992 [9] |
9 | ![]() |
4 January 1992 [10] |
10 | ![]() |
4 January 1992 [7] |
11 | ![]() |
4 January 1992 [7] |
12 | ![]() |
6 January 1992 [11] |
— | ![]() |
9 January 1992 [12] |
13 | ![]() |
10 January 1992 [10] |
14 | ![]() |
10 January 1992 [7] |
15 | ![]() |
13 January 1992 [13] |
16 | ![]() |
14 January 1992 [9] |
17 | ![]() |
15 January 1992 [7] |
18 | ![]() |
17 January 1992 [7] |
19 | ![]() |
17 January 1992 [10] |
20 | ![]() |
21 January 1992 [10] |
21 | ![]() |
22 January 1992 [10] |
22 | ![]() |
23 January 1992 [10] |
23 | ![]() |
24 January 1992 [14] |
24 | ![]() |
24 January 1992 [7] |
25 | ![]() |
25 January 1992 [8] |
26 | ![]() |
25 January 1992 [15] |
27 | ![]() |
26 January 1992 [10] |
28 | ![]() |
27 January 1992 [9] |
29 | ![]() |
27 January 1992 [7] |
30 | ![]() |
28 January 1992 [11] |
31 | ![]() |
29 January 1992 [7] |
32 | ![]() |
30 January 1992 [7] |
33 | ![]() |
1 February 1992 [7] |
34 | ![]() |
3 February 1992 [7] |
35 | ![]() |
5 February 1992 [7] |
36 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [7] |
37 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [16] |
38 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [7] |
39 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [7] |
40 | ![]() |
8 February 1992 [17] |
– | ![]() |
8 February 1992 [7] |
41 | ![]() |
10 February 1992 [10] |
42 | ![]() |
11 February 1992 [11] |
43 | ![]() |
12 February 1992 [7] |
44 | ![]() |
12 February 1992 [7] |
– | ![]() |
14 February 1992 [18] |
45 | ![]() |
18 February 1992 [7] |
46 | ![]() |
18 February 1992 [7] |
47 | ![]() |
19 February 1992 [11] |
48 | ![]() |
24 February 1992 [10] |
49 | ![]() |
26 February 1992 [7] |
50 | ![]() |
3 March 1992 [10] |
51 | ![]() |
3 March 1992 [10] |
52 | ![]() |
5 March 1992 [19] |
53 | ![]() |
10 March 1992 [7] |
54 | ![]() |
10 March 1992 [7] |
55 | ![]() |
12 March 1992 [9] |
56 | ![]() |
16 March 1992 [10] |
57 | ![]() |
16 March 1992 [8] |
58 | ![]() |
17 March 1992 [8] |
59 | ![]() |
25 March 1992 [20] |
60 | ![]() |
30 March 1992 [7] |
61 | ![]() |
31 March 1992 [10] |
– | ![]() |
31 March 1992 [8] |
62 | ![]() |
1 April 1992 [7] |
63 | ![]() |
1 April 1992 [7] |
64 | ![]() |
4 April 1992 [8] |
65 | ![]() |
7 April 1992 [10] |
66 | ![]() |
10 April 1992 [8] |
67 | ![]() |
19 April 1992 [8] |
68 | ![]() |
19 April 1992 [8] |
69 | ![]() |
21 April 1992 [21] |
70 | ![]() |
23 April 1992 [10] |
71 | ![]() |
24 April 1992 [10] |
72 | ![]() |
25 April 1992 [22] |
73 | ![]() |
6 May 1992 [10] |
74 | ![]() |
7 May 1992 [11] |
75 | ![]() |
18 May 1992 [8] |
76 | ![]() |
18 May 1992 [9] |
77 | ![]() |
9 June 1992 [11] |
78 | ![]() |
11 June 1992 [10] |
79 | ![]() |
17 June 1992 [8] |
80 | ![]() |
22 June 1992 [11] |
81 | ![]() |
24 June 1992 [8] |
82 | ![]() |
1 July 1992 [7] |
83 | ![]() |
7 July 1992 [23] |
84 | ![]() |
8 July 1992 [8] |
85 | ![]() |
20 July 1992 [8] |
86 | ![]() |
22 July 1992 [7] |
87 | ![]() |
23 July 1992 [10] |
88 | ![]() |
27 July 1992 [8] |
89 | ![]() |
10 August 1992 [8] |
90 | ![]() |
18 August 1992 [11] |
91 | ![]() |
25 August 1992 [10] |
92 | ![]() |
17 September 1992 [10] |
93 | ![]() |
19 September 1992 [10] |
94 | ![]() |
30 September 1992 [11] |
95 | ![]() |
5 October 1992 [24] |
96 | ![]() |
10 October 1992 [10] |
97 | ![]() |
12 October 1992 [11] |
98 | ![]() |
15 October 1992 [8] |
99 | ![]() |
20 October 1992 [8] |
100 | ![]() |
5 November 1992 [25] |
101 | ![]() |
25 November 1992 [8] |
102 | ![]() |
30 November 1992 [26] |
103 | ![]() |
10 December 1992 [8] |
104 | ![]() |
14 December 1992 [8] |
105 | ![]() |
16 December 1992 [8] |
106 | ![]() |
12 January 1993 [11] |
107 | ![]() |
13 January 1993 [11] |
108 | ![]() |
15 January 1993 [11] |
109 | ![]() |
15 January 1993 [10] |
110 | ![]() |
30 January 1993 [7] |
111 | ![]() |
30 January 1993 [7] |
112 | ![]() |
22 February 1993 [11] |
113 | ![]() |
26 February 1993 [11] |
114 | ![]() |
17 March 1993 [27] |
115 | ![]() |
1 April 1993 [8] |
116 | ![]() |
13 April 1993 [11] |
117 | ![]() |
13 April 1993 [8] |
118 | ![]() |
14 April 1993 [8] |
119 | ![]() |
18 April 1993 [8] |
120 | ![]() |
22 April 1993 [28] |
121 | ![]() |
27 April 1993 [11] |
122 | ![]() |
5 May 1993 [8] |
123 | ![]() |
21 May 1993 [11] |
124 | ![]() |
10 June 1993 [8] |
125 | ![]() |
23 July 1993 [29] |
126 | ![]() |
17 August 1993 [11] |
127 | ![]() |
28 August 1993 [11] |
128 | ![]() |
1 September 1993 [30] |
129 | ![]() |
8 September 1993 [8] |
130 | ![]() |
29 September 1993 [11] |
131 | ![]() |
30 September 1993 [11] |
132 | ![]() |
21 October 1993 [8] |
133 | ![]() |
20 December 1993 [11] |
134 | ![]() |
15 April 1994 [7] |
135 | ![]() |
10 September 1994 [29] |
136 | ![]() |
30 September 1994 [11] |
137 | ![]() |
17 April 1995 [10] |
138 | ![]() |
20 April 1995 [7] |
139 | ![]() |
14 July 1995 [8] |
140 | ![]() |
30 October 1995 [31] |
141 | ![]() |
22 December 1995 [11] |
142 | ![]() |
19 April 1996 [7] |
143 | ![]() |
3 October 1997 [11] |
144 | ![]() |
16 April 1998 [11] |
145 | ![]() |
13 May 1998 [8] |
146 | ![]() |
24 September 1998 [11] |
147 | ![]() |
22 December 1998 [11] |
148 | ![]() |
19 January 1999 [11] |
149 | ![]() |
13 April 1999 [11] |
150 | ![]() |
14 April 1999 [11] |
151 | ![]() |
20 May 1999 [32] |
152 | ![]() |
3 June 1999 [11] |
153 | ![]() |
2 July 1999 [11] |
154 | ![]() |
1 September 1999 [33] |
155 | ![]() |
17 September 1999 [11] |
156 | ![]() |
27 September 1999 [34] |
157 | ![]() |
29 September 1999 [11] |
158 | ![]() |
1 October 1999 [11] |
159 | ![]() |
1 October 1999 [11] |
160 | ![]() |
1 June 2000 [11] |
161 | ![]() |
21 September 2000 [11] |
— | ![]() |
2 November 2001 [8] |
162 | ![]() |
15 November 2001 [35] |
163 | ![]() |
18 September 2002 [36] |
164 | ![]() |
27 September 2003 [11] |
165 | ![]() |
27 September 2003 [10] |
166 | ![]() |
4 March 2004 [8] |
167 | ![]() |
22 August 2006 [37] |
168 | ![]() |
20 September 2006 [11] |
169 | ![]() |
26 July 2007 [38] |
– | ![]() |
9 February 2008 [39] |
170 | ![]() |
22 February 2009 [40] |
171 | ![]() |
17 March 2009 [11] |
172 | ![]() |
23 September 2010 [11] |
173 | ![]() |
24 September 2010 [41] |
174 | ![]() |
27 September 2011 [11] |
175 | ![]() |
25 September 2012 [42] |
176 | ![]() |
27 September 2012 [43] |
177 | ![]() |
23 September 2013 [11] |
178 | ![]() |
23 September 2013 [11] |
179 | ![]() |
8 June 2015 [44] |
180 | ![]() |
25 April 2019 [45] |
181 | ![]() |
25 September 2019 [46] |
182 | ![]() |
26 September 2019 [47] |
183 | ![]() |
16 June 2024 [48] |
Sovereign states which do not maintain diplomatic relations with Ukraine:
The following is a list of countries which Ukraine has established diplomatic relations with. Ukraine began moving towards independence from the Soviet Union with the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine on 16 July, 1990. The ratification of Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine on 24 August, 1991, by the Verkhovna Rada reestablished Ukrainian independence after the 1941 declaration of independence. [1]
Two days after the 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum, neighboring Hungary became the first country to establish diplomatic relations with Ukraine on 3 December, 1991, and Ukraine has since then established diplomatic relations with 182 of the 193 United Nations member countries, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta.
By 2019, Ukraine had not suspended any diplomatic relations but relations with Russia and Syria were only nominal. [2] [3] Diplomatic relations with Russia were eventually cut on 24 February, 2022, as a response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Diplomatic relations with Syria were cut on 30 June, 2022. [4] [5] Diplomatic relations with North Korea were cut on 13 July, 2022. [6]
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# | Country | Date |
1 | ![]() |
3 December 1991 [7] |
2 | ![]() |
12 December 1991 [7] |
3 | ![]() |
13 December 1991 [7] |
4 | ![]() |
25 December 1991 [7] |
5 | ![]() |
26 December 1991 [8] |
6 | ![]() |
27 December 1991 [7] |
7 | ![]() |
27 December 1991 [7] |
8 | ![]() |
3 January 1992 [9] |
9 | ![]() |
4 January 1992 [10] |
10 | ![]() |
4 January 1992 [7] |
11 | ![]() |
4 January 1992 [7] |
12 | ![]() |
6 January 1992 [11] |
— | ![]() |
9 January 1992 [12] |
13 | ![]() |
10 January 1992 [10] |
14 | ![]() |
10 January 1992 [7] |
15 | ![]() |
13 January 1992 [13] |
16 | ![]() |
14 January 1992 [9] |
17 | ![]() |
15 January 1992 [7] |
18 | ![]() |
17 January 1992 [7] |
19 | ![]() |
17 January 1992 [10] |
20 | ![]() |
21 January 1992 [10] |
21 | ![]() |
22 January 1992 [10] |
22 | ![]() |
23 January 1992 [10] |
23 | ![]() |
24 January 1992 [14] |
24 | ![]() |
24 January 1992 [7] |
25 | ![]() |
25 January 1992 [8] |
26 | ![]() |
25 January 1992 [15] |
27 | ![]() |
26 January 1992 [10] |
28 | ![]() |
27 January 1992 [9] |
29 | ![]() |
27 January 1992 [7] |
30 | ![]() |
28 January 1992 [11] |
31 | ![]() |
29 January 1992 [7] |
32 | ![]() |
30 January 1992 [7] |
33 | ![]() |
1 February 1992 [7] |
34 | ![]() |
3 February 1992 [7] |
35 | ![]() |
5 February 1992 [7] |
36 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [7] |
37 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [16] |
38 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [7] |
39 | ![]() |
6 February 1992 [7] |
40 | ![]() |
8 February 1992 [17] |
– | ![]() |
8 February 1992 [7] |
41 | ![]() |
10 February 1992 [10] |
42 | ![]() |
11 February 1992 [11] |
43 | ![]() |
12 February 1992 [7] |
44 | ![]() |
12 February 1992 [7] |
– | ![]() |
14 February 1992 [18] |
45 | ![]() |
18 February 1992 [7] |
46 | ![]() |
18 February 1992 [7] |
47 | ![]() |
19 February 1992 [11] |
48 | ![]() |
24 February 1992 [10] |
49 | ![]() |
26 February 1992 [7] |
50 | ![]() |
3 March 1992 [10] |
51 | ![]() |
3 March 1992 [10] |
52 | ![]() |
5 March 1992 [19] |
53 | ![]() |
10 March 1992 [7] |
54 | ![]() |
10 March 1992 [7] |
55 | ![]() |
12 March 1992 [9] |
56 | ![]() |
16 March 1992 [10] |
57 | ![]() |
16 March 1992 [8] |
58 | ![]() |
17 March 1992 [8] |
59 | ![]() |
25 March 1992 [20] |
60 | ![]() |
30 March 1992 [7] |
61 | ![]() |
31 March 1992 [10] |
– | ![]() |
31 March 1992 [8] |
62 | ![]() |
1 April 1992 [7] |
63 | ![]() |
1 April 1992 [7] |
64 | ![]() |
4 April 1992 [8] |
65 | ![]() |
7 April 1992 [10] |
66 | ![]() |
10 April 1992 [8] |
67 | ![]() |
19 April 1992 [8] |
68 | ![]() |
19 April 1992 [8] |
69 | ![]() |
21 April 1992 [21] |
70 | ![]() |
23 April 1992 [10] |
71 | ![]() |
24 April 1992 [10] |
72 | ![]() |
25 April 1992 [22] |
73 | ![]() |
6 May 1992 [10] |
74 | ![]() |
7 May 1992 [11] |
75 | ![]() |
18 May 1992 [8] |
76 | ![]() |
18 May 1992 [9] |
77 | ![]() |
9 June 1992 [11] |
78 | ![]() |
11 June 1992 [10] |
79 | ![]() |
17 June 1992 [8] |
80 | ![]() |
22 June 1992 [11] |
81 | ![]() |
24 June 1992 [8] |
82 | ![]() |
1 July 1992 [7] |
83 | ![]() |
7 July 1992 [23] |
84 | ![]() |
8 July 1992 [8] |
85 | ![]() |
20 July 1992 [8] |
86 | ![]() |
22 July 1992 [7] |
87 | ![]() |
23 July 1992 [10] |
88 | ![]() |
27 July 1992 [8] |
89 | ![]() |
10 August 1992 [8] |
90 | ![]() |
18 August 1992 [11] |
91 | ![]() |
25 August 1992 [10] |
92 | ![]() |
17 September 1992 [10] |
93 | ![]() |
19 September 1992 [10] |
94 | ![]() |
30 September 1992 [11] |
95 | ![]() |
5 October 1992 [24] |
96 | ![]() |
10 October 1992 [10] |
97 | ![]() |
12 October 1992 [11] |
98 | ![]() |
15 October 1992 [8] |
99 | ![]() |
20 October 1992 [8] |
100 | ![]() |
5 November 1992 [25] |
101 | ![]() |
25 November 1992 [8] |
102 | ![]() |
30 November 1992 [26] |
103 | ![]() |
10 December 1992 [8] |
104 | ![]() |
14 December 1992 [8] |
105 | ![]() |
16 December 1992 [8] |
106 | ![]() |
12 January 1993 [11] |
107 | ![]() |
13 January 1993 [11] |
108 | ![]() |
15 January 1993 [11] |
109 | ![]() |
15 January 1993 [10] |
110 | ![]() |
30 January 1993 [7] |
111 | ![]() |
30 January 1993 [7] |
112 | ![]() |
22 February 1993 [11] |
113 | ![]() |
26 February 1993 [11] |
114 | ![]() |
17 March 1993 [27] |
115 | ![]() |
1 April 1993 [8] |
116 | ![]() |
13 April 1993 [11] |
117 | ![]() |
13 April 1993 [8] |
118 | ![]() |
14 April 1993 [8] |
119 | ![]() |
18 April 1993 [8] |
120 | ![]() |
22 April 1993 [28] |
121 | ![]() |
27 April 1993 [11] |
122 | ![]() |
5 May 1993 [8] |
123 | ![]() |
21 May 1993 [11] |
124 | ![]() |
10 June 1993 [8] |
125 | ![]() |
23 July 1993 [29] |
126 | ![]() |
17 August 1993 [11] |
127 | ![]() |
28 August 1993 [11] |
128 | ![]() |
1 September 1993 [30] |
129 | ![]() |
8 September 1993 [8] |
130 | ![]() |
29 September 1993 [11] |
131 | ![]() |
30 September 1993 [11] |
132 | ![]() |
21 October 1993 [8] |
133 | ![]() |
20 December 1993 [11] |
134 | ![]() |
15 April 1994 [7] |
135 | ![]() |
10 September 1994 [29] |
136 | ![]() |
30 September 1994 [11] |
137 | ![]() |
17 April 1995 [10] |
138 | ![]() |
20 April 1995 [7] |
139 | ![]() |
14 July 1995 [8] |
140 | ![]() |
30 October 1995 [31] |
141 | ![]() |
22 December 1995 [11] |
142 | ![]() |
19 April 1996 [7] |
143 | ![]() |
3 October 1997 [11] |
144 | ![]() |
16 April 1998 [11] |
145 | ![]() |
13 May 1998 [8] |
146 | ![]() |
24 September 1998 [11] |
147 | ![]() |
22 December 1998 [11] |
148 | ![]() |
19 January 1999 [11] |
149 | ![]() |
13 April 1999 [11] |
150 | ![]() |
14 April 1999 [11] |
151 | ![]() |
20 May 1999 [32] |
152 | ![]() |
3 June 1999 [11] |
153 | ![]() |
2 July 1999 [11] |
154 | ![]() |
1 September 1999 [33] |
155 | ![]() |
17 September 1999 [11] |
156 | ![]() |
27 September 1999 [34] |
157 | ![]() |
29 September 1999 [11] |
158 | ![]() |
1 October 1999 [11] |
159 | ![]() |
1 October 1999 [11] |
160 | ![]() |
1 June 2000 [11] |
161 | ![]() |
21 September 2000 [11] |
— | ![]() |
2 November 2001 [8] |
162 | ![]() |
15 November 2001 [35] |
163 | ![]() |
18 September 2002 [36] |
164 | ![]() |
27 September 2003 [11] |
165 | ![]() |
27 September 2003 [10] |
166 | ![]() |
4 March 2004 [8] |
167 | ![]() |
22 August 2006 [37] |
168 | ![]() |
20 September 2006 [11] |
169 | ![]() |
26 July 2007 [38] |
– | ![]() |
9 February 2008 [39] |
170 | ![]() |
22 February 2009 [40] |
171 | ![]() |
17 March 2009 [11] |
172 | ![]() |
23 September 2010 [11] |
173 | ![]() |
24 September 2010 [41] |
174 | ![]() |
27 September 2011 [11] |
175 | ![]() |
25 September 2012 [42] |
176 | ![]() |
27 September 2012 [43] |
177 | ![]() |
23 September 2013 [11] |
178 | ![]() |
23 September 2013 [11] |
179 | ![]() |
8 June 2015 [44] |
180 | ![]() |
25 April 2019 [45] |
181 | ![]() |
25 September 2019 [46] |
182 | ![]() |
26 September 2019 [47] |
183 | ![]() |
16 June 2024 [48] |
Sovereign states which do not maintain diplomatic relations with Ukraine: