Relationship dossier
Czech Republic
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Czechia is a prominent supporter of Ukraine, with bilateral security cooperation formalized in 2024.
Czech Republic toward Ukraine
+75The Czech government has provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance, supported its European integration, and hosted people displaced by the war. In 2024, the governments signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement, giving support a longer-term framework.
Ukraine toward Czech Republic
+45The Ukrainian government signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Czechia in 2024, formalizing cooperation on security and defense. Ukraine has also worked with the Czech government on support for its defense needs.
Overall relationship
+65The relationship is shaped by Czechia’s substantial support for Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion and by a bilateral security agreement intended to structure cooperation over time. Ukraine’s cooperation with Czechia is concrete, particularly in security, but the relationship is not equally defined by the two governments’ contributions.
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
Czechia has been a prominent supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, providing military and humanitarian assistance, receiving refugees, and backing Ukraine’s European integration. The two governments formalized long-term security cooperation in 2024. Ukraine has engaged in bilateral security and defense cooperation with Czechia, although the scale and breadth of its government’s conduct toward Czechia are less extensive.
Key developments
Czechia began providing substantial military and humanitarian support to Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The Czech and Ukrainian governments signed a bilateral agreement on security cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and long-term scope of the 2024 security cooperation commitments are uncertain.
- The breadth of bilateral defense-industrial and reconstruction cooperation is unclear.