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Bilateral relations
Moldovan–Ukrainian relations
Map indicating locations of Moldova and Ukraine

Moldova
Ukraine

Moldova–Ukraine relations are the bilateral/diplomatic/foreign relations between the sovereign states of Moldova and Ukraine. The Moldova–Ukraine border is 985 kilometers (612 miles). Ukrainians are the second largest ethnic group in Moldova after ethnic Moldovans. Both countries were former republics of the Soviet Union and are also the poorest countries in Europe.

History

Early contacts

Close cooperation between the Central Rada of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Sfatul Țării of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in November-December 1917 was evidenced by the fact that the first meeting of the Moldovan Parliament was held on November 21 , 1917 in Chisinau under the protection of "national Moldavian and Ukrainian troops." After the declaration of the independent Ukrainian People's Republic, its government, defining the state borders, paid special attention to that with Moldova.

Soviet era

Ukrainian-Moldovan scientific relations reached a new level after the creation in 1946 of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, as it was during this period that the connection between the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, allowed for the strengthening of Moldovan-Ukrainian cultural and scientific ties. In the 1980s, the efforts of Moldovan and Ukrainian ethnologists prepared the scientific collection "Ukrainian-Moldovan Relations in the Period of Socialism", which included developments in the history of Moldovans in Ukraine and Ukrainians in Moldova.

Post-independence

In 2001, the two countries founded the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM), along with Georgia and Azerbaijan.

21st century and Transnistria conflict

Ukraine, step by step after 2005, conceded several important economic privileges to Moldova. Kyiv accepted gas delivery to Moldova for the account of the Ukrainian share in the beginning of 2006 and electricity delivery at low tariffs. Ukraine has also accepted the introduction of the monitoring commission of the European Union at the Ukrainian-Moldovan border, as well as implementation of the unified customs procedure for the Transnistrian part of the Moldovan border. Ukraine opened its alcohol market for Moldovan production when Russia imposed a ban on it.

Nevertheless, certain areas remain with unsolved problems. Since 2006 Moldovan authorities have not delivered to Aerosvit the authorisation to operate daily flights to Chișinău. The rail transport remains an important issue, as Ukraine is constructing a new railway line to deviate from the problematic Transnistrian sector, with its frequent blocks of railway transportation. Moldova has not yet transferred to Ukraine the Odesa–Reni highway section, as well as bordering property in the region of Palanca.

Palanca is a marshy area that could become a Vennbahn-type enclave of Moldova surrounded by Ukraine. Under a 2001 treaty between the two nations, Moldova is to transfer to Ukraine not only the asphalt (as it has already done), but also the real property under 7.7 kilometers (4¾ miles) of road (which is a portion of the 300 km; 200 mile road between Odesa and Reni), and to clarify the sovereignty of that land, which under that treaty is to be transferred to Ukraine.

The situation remains unresolved with one block of the Cuciurgan power station, as it considered to be on Moldovan territory today for unclear reasons, or at least contested by Ukraine. The construction of the oil terminal in Giurgiulesti is strongly contested by Ukraine for the ecological threat it represents to the Danubian region of Ukraine. Ukraine had transferred 400 meters (yards) of the Ukrainian bank of the Danube to Moldova in 1997, in order to make the construction of the terminal possible.

Relations under Dodon

Moldovan–Ukrainian relations deteriorated under Moldovan President Igor Dodon due to his pro-Russian policies.

Election of Maia Sandu and warming of ties

This changed with the election of pro-European Maia Sandu in 2020.

State and official visits

Pavel Filip and Volodymyr Groysman, 2018
Guest Host Place of visit Date of visit Notes
Ukraine President Leonid Kravchuk Moldova President Mircea Snegur Chișinău October 23, 1992
Moldova President Mircea Snegur Ukraine President Leonid Kravchuk Kyiv December 13-14, 1993
Moldova President Vladimir Voronin Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma Kyiv May 2001
Moldova President Nicolae Timofti Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych Kyiv July 2013
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Moldova President Nicolae Timofti Chișinău and Bălți. November 2014
Moldova President Maia Sandu Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Kyiv January 2021
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Moldova President Maia Sandu Chișinău August 27, 2021
Moldova President Maia Sandu Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Kyiv, Bucha, and Irpin June 27, 2022 First meeting after the start of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Moldova President Maia Sandu Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bucha February 2023 Attended the 2023 Bucha Summit.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Moldova President Maia Sandu Bulboaca, Anenii Noi June 1, 2023 Met at the 2nd European Political Community Summit

Resident diplomatic mission


  • Embassy of Moldova in Kyiv Embassy of Moldova in Kyiv
  • Embassy of Ukraine in Chișinău Embassy of Ukraine in Chișinău


See also

References

  1. Moldova-Ukraine relations, interview with Andrei Popov Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Petro Poroşenko anunţă în ce condiţii este dispus să se întâlnească cu Igor Dodon".
  3. "Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti visiting Kiev". Black Sea. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "Polish, Ukrainian presidents on joint visit to Moldova". Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  5. "Moldovan President Visits Kyiv, Will Meet Zelenskiy". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 2022-06-27.
  6. https://presedinte.md/rom/presa/presedinta-maia-sandu-participa-la-summitul-bucea-2023-in-ucraina. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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