Relationship dossier
Ireland
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Ireland provides substantial civilian and non-lethal military support to Ukraine and backs its European integration.
Ireland toward Ukraine
+45The Irish government has provided humanitarian and financial assistance to Ukraine, contributed non-lethal military support, and supported Ukrainian refugees. It has also backed Ukraine’s EU integration and signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukraine in 2024. Ireland’s military neutrality limits the nature of its military assistance.
Ukraine toward Ireland
+30The Ukrainian government concluded a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ireland in 2024, establishing a framework for continued support and cooperation. Ukraine has also engaged Ireland in support for its defense and European integration.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is shaped by Ireland’s sustained civilian and non-lethal military assistance following Russia’s full-scale invasion, its support for Ukraine’s European integration, and a bilateral security cooperation agreement. Ireland’s military neutrality limits the form of its assistance, but the relationship is substantially cooperative.
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
Ireland has provided Ukraine with humanitarian and financial assistance, non-lethal military support, and support for Ukrainian refugees, while backing Ukraine’s EU integration. Ukraine and Ireland also concluded a bilateral security cooperation agreement in 2024. Ireland’s policy of military neutrality shapes the limits of its military assistance.
Key developments
Ireland and Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement.
Ireland provided non-lethal military support to Ukraine and continued humanitarian and financial assistance.
Major uncertainties
- The long-term scale and implementation of the bilateral security cooperation commitments remain unclear.
- The future level and composition of Ireland’s assistance may change with policy and budget decisions.