Relations with Ukraine

Last updated: 04 Apr. 2018 12:11

A strong, independent Ukraine is vital for the stability of the Euro-Atlantic area. Relations between NATO and Ukraine date back to the early 1990s and have since developed into one of the most substantial of NATO’s partnerships. Since 2014, in the wake of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, cooperation has been intensified in critical areas. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, NATO and Allies have provided unprecedented levels of support.

NATO tests telemedicine system in Ukraine

08 Oct. 2015

NATO is developing a multinational telemedicine system to improve access to health services and increase survival rates in emergency situations, including in remote areas. The technology was successfully live tested during a field exercise in Lviv, Ukraine in September 2015, attended by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.

NATO and Ukraine strengthen scientific cooperation

18 Sep. 2015

The current security crisis in Ukraine is not only affecting regional and Euro-Atlantic security. It has also impacted scientific infrastructure and education institutes in the country. Through NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme, the Alliance is engaging Allied and Ukrainian scientists and experts in practical cooperation, forging research networks and supporting capacity building in the country. Ideas to strengthen such support were identified at a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Scientific and Environmental Cooperation at NATO Headquarters on 18 September 2015.

Ukraine can rely on NATO, Secretary General says in visit to Kiev

22 Sep. 2015

Ukraine can count on the Alliance’s continued political and practical support, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told members of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council on Tuesday (22 September 2015) in Kiev. “In these difficult times, Ukraine can rely on NATO,” he said.

EADRCC consequence management field exercise in Ukraine21 Sep. 2015 - 25 Sep. 2015
Secretary General highlights value of partnership as he opens joint NATO-Ukraine civil emergency exercise21 Sep. 2015
Ukraine: The Unseen Attacks - Four fatal flaws? Ukraine's key challenges today are more than the war fought in its east.17 Jul. 2015
Statement by acting NATO spokesperson on the situation in eastern Ukraine19 Aug. 2015
NATO Defence Ministers express strong support for Ukraine25 Jun. 2015

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- NATO stands with Ukraine for as long as it takes 23 Feb. 2023
- NATO Secretary General message of solidarity to the Ukrainian people 24 Feb. 2023
- Russia's war against Ukraine - the Kremlin's litany of lies 03 Mar. 2023
- Admiral Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee marks the Independence Day of Ukraine 24 Aug. 2022
- Video message from the NATO Secretary General to the Ukrainian people on Ukrainian Independence Day 24 Aug. 2022

NATO Review

- An independent and sovereign Ukraine is key to Euro-Atlantic security 08 Jul. 2020 Russia’s aggressive actions against Ukraine have seriously undermined Euro-Atlantic security. Ukraine has engaged constructively towards a settlement. But the key for the normalisation of relations between NATO, Russia and Ukraine remains Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Sanctions relief in the absence of significant moves would undermine the West’s credibility and risk further destabilisation.
- The NATO-Ukraine Distinctive Partnership turns twenty: lessons to take forward 04 Jul. 2017 James Greene, former head of the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine, looks back across two decades of the NATO-Ukraine partnership and identifies four major lessons that are particularly relevant today, as Ukraine defends itself against Russia’s destabilising activities.
- Ukraine three years on: a basis for optimism 10 Mar. 2017 Three years after the appearance of ‘little green men’ – a prelude to Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and its so-called hybrid war in the Donbas – James Sherr of Chatham House looks at the issues at stake and the challenges ahead.
- Odessa: Ukraine’s secret weapon? 18 Jan. 2016 Odessa has been attacked. Many times. But it has found a way to make the attacks bring people together. NATO Review travelled to the southern Ukrainian region to find out the secret of its success.
- Why patrolling the Black Sea just got more dangerous 19 Nov. 2015 When Russia annexed Crimea, it affected the whole of the Black Sea region. NATO Review went out on patrol with Ukraine’s border guards to see how they have adapted and hear about how they have already suffered fatalities.
- It’s not just the war: Ukraine’s fight behind the headlines 08 Jun. 2015 NATO Review outlines that the war in Ukraine covers just 7% of the territory of the country, while other areas of real concern, such as hybrid attacks and a corruption-afflicted economy, affect the whole country.
- Blood brothers? 30 Mar. 2015 There's a Baltic state that is preparing for future Russian aggression. A state which suffered similar threats and attacks as those seen in Ukraine today. That was 25 years ago when the country tried to leave the Soviet Union. Today it sits in NATO and the EU. NATO Review takes an in depth look at why Lithuania knows Russia - and the Ukrainian situation - so well.
- Escape from Crimea: the journalist 17 Mar. 2015 Russia’s plans for the Crimea became obvious to the peninsula’s journalists before many others. Freedoms dried up, investigations were obstructed, arrests and beatings followed. Here an editor who was forced to flee Crimea outlines what happened there as the Russian plan unfolded.
- Escape from Crimea: the Tatar 13 Mar. 2015 Russia promised to protect Crimea’s Tatars when it annexed the peninsula. We hear from a refugee who fled to Kiev who says the opposite is happening.
- Ukraine’s other war – on corruption 05 Feb. 2015 The headlines about Ukraine have focused largely on its fight against Russia-backed separatists. But Ukraine is fighting another, lower profile war – against the corruption that spread under its former President Yanukovych. And it may be Ukraine’s most important battle.
- How information war can kill 18 Dec. 2014 The information war which has broken out over Russia’s actions in Ukraine has largely been seen as two sides projecting differing opinions. But the way information is controlled, twisted and spread can have serious effects. We look at how information affected the lives of thousands – possibly millions – of people when it was manipulated following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
- Ukraine: what it hopes to leave behind 01 Dec. 2014 Ukraine is facing change. It is hoping to look forward to less interference, corruption and conflict. Here are some images of what the country hopes to leave behind.
- Honesty or bust 01 Dec. 2014 Ukraine is changing by the day. NATO Review looks at some of the things the country hopes to leave behind.
- Why perception is different to reality 14 Nov. 2014 In this edition of NATO Review, we look at the difference between perception and reality. Whether the perception of Russia’s President Putin as a master strategist matches the reality on the ground. In my interview with Ukrainian expert Alexander Motyl, it becomes apparent that Putin has probably lost control of the situation he helped create. Motyl sets out three areas where Putin is actually in a weaker position in Ukraine than he was at the start of the year.
- Ukraine and Russia: the perceptions and the reality (2) 02 Sep. 2014 Since our last edition on Ukraine and Russia, we've seen increased incursions by Russia, more sanctions by the West and heightened scepticism of President Putin's proclamations. So where has this split between the West and Russia left the process of galloping globalisation? And have the resulting splits spread to relations between allied Western countries? In this edition, NATO Review looks at the global side of a regional conflict in Ukraine.
- Ukraine and Russia: the perceptions and the reality 03 Jul. 2014 In this edition, we try to look at how much misunderstandings (real or deliberate) played in the Ukraine crisis. For example, how much does Russia’s belief that the West had betrayed them over NATO enlargement really explain their actions in Ukraine? And where did this misunderstanding come from?
- Russia, Ukraine and Crimea: a predictable crisis? 03 Jul. 2014 How much could we have seen the Crimea crisis coming? NATO Review talks to security experts and asks whether there were enough clues in Russia's previous adventures - especially in Estonia and Georgia - to indicate that Crimea would be next.