Lithuania–Ukraine relations
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Lithuania–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between Lithuania and Ukraine. Lithuania has an embassy in Kiev and an honorary consulate in Lviv. Ukraine has an embassy in Vilnius and 3 honorary consulates (in Klaipėda, Šalčininkai and Visaginas).
History
Between 1569 and 1795 Poland and Lithuania formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth which incorporated much of what is now Ukraine.[1] Before 1918 both countries were part of the Russian empire and until 1991 part of the USSR.
A number of agreements were signed in November 2009 including the mutual recognition of university qualifications and cooperation in preserving cultural heritage; furthermore Lithuania promised assistance to Ukraine with obtaining EU-membership.[2][3]
In 2014, the Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė voiced her support for Ukraine in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis.[4] In January 2015, Lithuania requested a United Nations Security Council meeting due to the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine.[5] Later on, Vytautas Landsbergis declared that he believes the Minsk agreement to be "worse than Munich".[6]
Overview
There are around 44,000 ethnic Ukrainians living in Lithuania and around 11,000 ethnic Lithuanians living in Ukraine. [citation needed]
Diplomacy
See also
- Embassy of Ukraine in Vilnius
- Foreign relations of Lithuania
- Foreign relations of Ukraine
- Ukrainians in Lithuania
References
- ^ Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine to form brigade for UN, EU and NATO peacekeeping missions, NY Daily News (November 16, 2009)
- ^ Ukraine, Lithuania sign series of agreements, Kyiv Post (November 26, 2009)
- ^ Lithuania promises assistance on Ukraine's path to EU membership, Kyiv Post (November 26, 2009)
- ^ "The Baltic 'Iron Lady': Putin's solitary foe". POLITICO. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Lithuania calls UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine". uatoday.tv. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Vytautas Landsbergis on Minsk agreement: It is worse than Munich". DELFI. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links
- Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Ukraine (in Lithuanian only)
- Lithuanian embassy in Kiev (in Lithuanian and Ukrainian only)
- Ukrainian embassy in Vilnius
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