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
+20Cape 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
+20Ukraine’s government received Cape Verde’s prime minister in Kyiv in 2023, providing a concrete occasion for high-level bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+15The 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
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.
Key developments
Cape Verde’s prime minister visited Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with Cape Verde expressing support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral agreements and practical cooperation is unclear.
- The continuity of high-level engagement after the 2023 visit is unclear.