Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership marked by mutual support for territorial integrity and Azerbaijani humanitarian and energy assistance to Ukraine.
Azerbaijan toward Ukraine
+35Azerbaijan has provided humanitarian assistance and energy support to Ukraine, including assistance following Russia’s full-scale invasion. It has also supported Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Azerbaijan has not joined Western sanctions on Russia.
Ukraine toward Azerbaijan
+35Ukraine has supported Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and maintained a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan. The two governments have cooperated through bilateral agreements and energy-related ties.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is grounded in a strategic partnership and mutual support for territorial integrity, with concrete Azerbaijani humanitarian and energy assistance to Ukraine. Azerbaijan’s continued nonparticipation in sanctions against Russia reflects a more limited alignment on the war, but has not displaced bilateral cooperation.
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
Azerbaijan and Ukraine have a strategic partnership, with cooperation on energy and humanitarian assistance and mutual support for territorial integrity. Azerbaijan has provided humanitarian and energy assistance to Ukraine, while Ukraine has supported Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. Azerbaijan has not joined Western sanctions on Russia, a factor that distinguishes its approach to the war from Ukraine’s, but the bilateral relationship retains substantial cooperative elements.
Key developments
Azerbaijan and Ukraine signed a treaty on friendship, cooperation and partnership.
The two governments adopted a declaration establishing a strategic partnership.
Azerbaijan provided humanitarian and energy assistance to Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Azerbaijan’s energy and reconstruction assistance to Ukraine are unclear.
- The scope of Ukraine–Azerbaijan cooperation beyond public support for territorial integrity is unclear.