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Political issues between Ukraine and Great Britain

26 August 2012 22:18

Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the United Kingdom were established on 10 January 1992. Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom began its work in September 1992. The British Embassy in Ukraine was opened the same year later.

The Presidents of Ukraine four times visited the UK − in February 1993, December 1995, April 2017 and October 2020. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom visited Ukraine in April 1996. The Prime Ministers of Ukraine visited the UK four times, among which the last visit took place in December 2019. The Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada) visited the UK (England and Scotland) in June 2018.

After the Revolution of Dignity and Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014 the United Kingdom actively supported our country politically and through technical assistance. London initiated international sanctions against Russia for its aggression in Ukraine and occupation of Crimea. Great Britain supported Ukraine in such international organizations as the United Nations, OSCE, NATO, EU, Council of Europe, UNESCO. After leaving the EU in January 2020, the United Kingdom started working on its own sanction policy, basing itself on a close cooperation with other partners during last six years about European sanction packages against Russia.

On 8 October 2020 in London, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson signed an Agreement on Political Cooperation, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Recent high level political contacts (2018-2020)

7-8 October 2020 - official visit of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United Kingdom.

9 January 2020 - phone call between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

5 and 22 August 2019 – phone calls between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

23 April 2019 – phone call between President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Theresa May.

25 September 2018 – working meeting of President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Theresa May on the margins of the UN General Assembly.

11 July 2018 – working meeting of President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Theresa May on the margins of the NATO Summit in Brussels.

12-15 June 2018 – visit to the UK of Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada) Andriy Parubiy.

24 May and 11 April 2018 – phone calls between President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Theresa May.

17 February 2018 – working meeting of President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Theresa May on the margins of the Munich Security Conference.

25 January 2018 - working meeting of President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Theresa May on the margins of the Global Economic Forum in Davos.

Recent MFA political contacts (2018-2020)

14 May 2020 - phone call between Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Wendy Morton.

22 January 2020 - phone call between Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko and State Minister for Europe and Americas of the Foreign Office Christopher Pincher.

15-16 January 2020 - working visit of Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko to the UK.

3-4 December 2019 - working visit of Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko to the UK.

12-14 September 2019 – working visit of State Minister for Europe and Americas of the Foreign Office Christopher Pincher to Ukraine.

29 November 2018 – phone call between Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

15 October 2018 – meeting of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Luxemburg.

12 July 2018 – meeting of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Brussels.

27 June 2018 – meeting of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Copenhagen.

22 April 2018 – meeting of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Toronto at a meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers.

19 March 2018 – meeting of Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Brussels in the format of “Friend of Ukraine in the EU+Ukraine”.