The Embassy of Ukraine in Prague () is the diplomatic mission of

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in the

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History

On 8 December 1991,

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recognized

after the previous declaration of independence by the

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of Ukraine (24 August 1991), which was later approved by the referendum on 1 December 1991. The Soviet Union would eventually be dissolved by the resigning Soviet president

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(25 December 1991) and would formally split itself into

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, the

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and Ukraine by signing declarations in

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by its respective presidents (

Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, making hi ...

Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to ...

, Kravchuk) on 26 December 1991. On 30 January 1992, Ukraine and Czechoslovakia established official diplomatic relations. After the

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, Ukraine recognized and re-established diplomatic relations with both the Czech Republic and

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on 1 January 1993. Ukraine has consulates in

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Activities of the Embassy

The Embassy promotes the development of good neighborly relations between Ukraine and the Czech Republic at all levels to ensure the harmonious development of mutual relations and cooperation on issues of mutual interest. The Embassy's priorities also include the care of numerous Ukrainian burial sites in the Czech Republic. During 2017–2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine paid for the lease for the next 10 years and repaired 36 places of memory. The Embassy of Ukraine in the Czech Republic issued a statement condemning the anti-Ukrainian statements of former Czech President

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and his support for the Kremlin's propaganda.

Ambassadors

Maksym Slavinsky Maksym Slavinsky (also as Slavynsky ;12 August 1868 in Stavyshche, Kiev Governorate – 23 November 1945 in Kiev) was a Ukraine, Ukrainian journalist, political and public figure, diplomat and statesman. He was an editor of many newspapers of lib ...

(1919) #

Mykhailo Levytsky Michael Levytsky (or ''Levytskyi'' or ''Levitsky'' (, )); 17 February, 1774 – 14 January, 1858) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1816 until his death in 1858 and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. ...

(1921–1923) # Roman Lubkivsky (1992–1995) # Andriy Ozadovsky (1995–1999) # Serhiy Ustych (1999–2004) # Ivan Kuleba (2004–2009) # Ivan Hrytsak (2009–2012) # Borys Zaychuk (2012–2016) # Yevhen Perebyinis (2017–2022) # Vitalij Usatyj (2022–2024) # (since 2024)

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Embassy of Ukraine in Prague

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History

Activities of the Embassy

Ambassadors

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