Relationship dossier

Cape Verde Ukraine

Relationship assessment

High-level engagement and Cape Verdean support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, with the wider scope of cooperation unclear.

Cape Verde toward Ukraine

+20

Cape Verde’s prime minister visited Ukraine in 2023 and expressed support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amid Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Ukraine toward Cape Verde

+20

Ukraine’s government received Cape Verde’s prime minister in Kyiv in 2023, providing a concrete occasion for high-level bilateral engagement.

Overall relationship

+15

The relationship includes high-level political engagement and Cape Verdean support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, but its broader institutional and practical dimensions are unclear. These features point to a cooperative relationship without evidence here of a close, extensive partnership.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Cape Verde and Ukraine have had concrete high-level engagement, including a visit to Ukraine by Cape Verde’s prime minister in 2023. Cape Verde expressed support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amid Russia’s full-scale invasion. The relationship appears cooperative, though the breadth and durability of bilateral cooperation are unclear.

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