Relationship dossier
Belgium
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Belgium and Ukraine maintain a close partnership centered on military assistance and security cooperation.
Belgium toward Ukraine
+70Belgium has provided Ukraine with military assistance and committed to supplying F-16 aircraft. In 2024, Belgium signed a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, reinforcing defense and security cooperation.
Ukraine toward Belgium
+60Ukraine has pursued bilateral security and defense cooperation with Belgium, including through the 2024 security agreement. Ukraine’s government has engaged Belgium as a partner in support of Ukraine’s defense.
Overall relationship
+70The relationship is defined by sustained Belgian support for Ukraine’s defense and a bilateral security agreement that formalizes cooperation. These concrete commitments make the partnership substantially cooperative, although its future scope and implementation remain subject to change.
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
Belgium has provided Ukraine with military and other assistance and committed to supplying F-16 aircraft. The countries also signed a bilateral security agreement in 2024. Ukraine has engaged Belgium through that agreement and ongoing defense cooperation. These measures reflect a close partnership shaped by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Key developments
Belgium and Ukraine signed a bilateral security agreement, setting out continued cooperation and support.
Belgium committed to supplying F-16 aircraft to Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The long-term scale and implementation of Belgian military assistance remain uncertain.
- The practical scope of cooperation under the bilateral security agreement may evolve.