The Embassy of Ukraine, Rome is an

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located in

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. It is hosts the primary

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from

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to the

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. It is also concurrently accredited to the

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and the

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History of Diplomatic Relations Between Ukraine and Italy

Ukraine and Italy established diplomatic relations in 1992, soon after Ukraine independence from the

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. The Italian government supported the 2004

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in Ukraine. Italy also supported Ukraine's claim to the

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over Russia's claim in the 2014 Crimean Crisis. Like other Western European countries, Italy has welcomed Ukraine's attempts in recent years to have closer ties to the

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and

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. Nevertheless, Italian-Ukrainian relations are not entirely harmonious. Italy opened and maintains informal diplomatic offices in the

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...

and the Luhansk People's Republic. The DPR and LPR declared independence from Ukraine in 2014 with the help of Russia, however Ukraine considers them to be rebellious provinces whose declarations of independence lacked legal basis (see

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and Russo-Ukrainian War). On a visit to Italy in February 2020, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to shut down Italy's "illegal" diplomatic offices in the DPR and the LPR. In addition to the Ukrainian embassy in Rome, Ukraine maintains consulates in the Italian cities of Florence,

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, and Milan. Italy maintains an embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

Known Ambassadors from Ukraine to Italy

* Borys Hudyma (2000 - April 4, 2004) * Yevhen Perelygin (February 14, 2013 - July 15, 2020) * Yaroslav Melnyk (September 21, 2020)

References

Italy–Ukraine relations Rome Ukraine {{Ukraine-stub

History of Diplomatic Relations Between Ukraine and Italy

Known Ambassadors from Ukraine to Italy

See also

References