Denmark–Ukraine relations refers to the current and historical relations

Bilateralism

Bilateralism consists of the political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. For example, free trade agreements signed by two states are examples of bilateral treaties. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which refers to the conduct of diplomacy by a...

 between Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 and Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. Denmark has an embassy in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

, and Ukraine has an embassy in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

. Denmark recognized Ukraine on 31 December 1991, and diplomatic relations were established on 12 February 1992. Current Ukrainian ambassador to Denmark is Mykhailo Skuratovsky.

History

In 1918 or 1919, the Ukrainian People's Republic

Ukrainian People's Republic

The Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...

 was recognized by Denmark. During the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the responsibility for the functioning of the Council of the European Union that rotates between the member states of the European Union every six months. The presidency is not a single president but rather the task is undertaken by a national...

, Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....

 welcomed Ukraine in the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

 but said that Ukraine needed more reforms before they can join the European Union. In 2004, to strengthen ties with Ukraine, Denmark opened an embassy in Ukraine.

High level visits

Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen

Niels Helveg Petersen

Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen is a Danish politician, member of parliament for the Danish Social Liberal Party 1966-1974, 1977-1993 and again from 1994. Graduated in Law....

 visited Ukraine in September 1998, during the visit, both countries signed an intergovernmental protocol on financial cooperation. In March 2007, President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution...

 visited Denmark, to hold meetings with Danish officials about signing energy, agricultural and food cooperation agreements. In May 2011, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov

Mykola Azarov

Mykola Yanovych Azarov ; born Nikolai Yanovich Pakhlo on 17 December 1947, is a Ukrainian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Ukraine since 11 March 2010. He was the First Vice Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 2002 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2007, and he also served as acting...

 invited Prince Henrik to Ukraine.

Economic relations

The total trade turnover between Ukraine and Denmark in 2003 was $250 million. In 2006, Denmark exported machines worth 593 million DKK to Ukraine. Ukraine was in 2010, Denmark 44th biggest export country. In 2011, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov

Mykola Azarov

Mykola Yanovych Azarov ; born Nikolai Yanovich Pakhlo on 17 December 1947, is a Ukrainian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Ukraine since 11 March 2010. He was the First Vice Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 2002 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2007, and he also served as acting...

 claimed that Denmark is a major partner in cooperation, and hoped for a further cooperation with Denmark. Denmark has invested 1.3 billion dollars in Ukraine since 1991. Around 150 Danish companies are operating in Ukraine.

Cooperation

On 1 June 1994, Denmark and Ukraine signed an environmental protection agreement. Denmark assisted Ukraine with 18,5 million DKK, for the concernings about the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant or Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is a decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, northwest of the city of Chernobyl, from the Ukraine–Belarus border, and about north of Kiev. Reactor 4 was the site of the Chernobyl disaster in...

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Cossacks on Ice

In March 2009, in Thule Air Base

Thule Air Base

Thule Air Base or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport , is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located north of the Arctic Circle and from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland. It is approximately east of the North Magnetic Pole.-Overview:Thule Air Base is the...

, American, Danish and Ukrainian air forces transported about 140,000 gallons of fuel and 17 tons of supples from Thule Air Base to Station Nord

Nord, Greenland

Station Nord is a military and scientific base in northeastern Greenland lying 1700 km north of the Arctic Circle at 81°36'°N. It is about from the geographic North Pole, on Prinsesse Ingeborg Halvø in northern Kronprins Christian Land, making it the northernmost permanent settlement and...

, which is 600 miles away. Ukraine assisted with an Ilyushin Il-76

Ilyushin Il-76

The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose four-engined strategic airlifter designed by Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas...

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Expatriates

About 200 Danes live in Ukraine, most of them work for Maersk. The Danish community in Lviv

Lviv

Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...

 is one of the oldest in post Soviet Ukraine.