Relationship dossier
Algeria
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Limited bilateral cooperation alongside Algeria’s cautious position on the war against Ukraine
Algeria toward Ukraine
+10Algeria has engaged Ukraine through bilateral economic and technical cooperation. Algeria’s abstentions on some United Nations resolutions concerning Russia’s war against Ukraine reflect caution on the conflict, but do not alone establish a hostile bilateral policy.
Ukraine toward Algeria
+10Ukraine has participated in bilateral economic and technical cooperation with Algeria. The scope of Ukrainian government engagement beyond this framework is unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines practical bilateral economic and technical cooperation with limited evidence of broader strategic alignment. Algeria’s cautious voting position on Russia’s war against Ukraine is a notable complication, but does not appear to define the entire bilateral relationship.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Algeria and Ukraine have maintained bilateral economic and technical cooperation, including through an intergovernmental cooperation framework. Their relationship appears practical but limited in scope. Algeria’s abstentions on some United Nations resolutions concerning Russia’s war against Ukraine indicate a cautious diplomatic position, rather than clear support for Ukraine in that conflict.
Areas of tension
- Algeria’s abstentions on some United Nations resolutions concerning Russia’s war against Ukraine
Key developments
Algeria and Ukraine established an intergovernmental framework for economic and technical cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and technical cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government engagement is uncertain.