Relationship dossier
Israel
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation alongside limits on security assistance
Israel toward Ukraine
+15Israel provided humanitarian assistance to Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion and operated a field hospital there in 2022. It condemned the invasion but declined to supply Ukraine with weapons, limiting the scope of security cooperation.
Ukraine toward Israel
+20Ukraine expressed solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attacks of October 2023. The two governments also brought a free-trade agreement into force in 2021.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has concrete economic and humanitarian cooperation, but it has not developed into a close security partnership. Israel’s refusal to provide weapons to Ukraine, alongside its humanitarian assistance and condemnation of Russia’s invasion, is a central feature of the bilateral relationship.
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
Israel and Ukraine have maintained practical cooperation, including a free-trade agreement and Israeli humanitarian assistance during Russia’s full-scale invasion. Israel condemned the invasion but declined to provide Ukraine with weapons, reflecting limits on security cooperation. Ukraine has expressed solidarity with Israel following the October 2023 Hamas attacks. The relationship combines concrete cooperation with constraints and differing security priorities.
Areas of tension
- Ukraine sought stronger Israeli military assistance, while Israel declined to supply weapons.
Key developments
Israel and Ukraine signed a free-trade agreement.
The Israel–Ukraine free-trade agreement entered into force.
Israel operated a field hospital in Ukraine and provided humanitarian assistance during Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Ukraine expressed solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attacks.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and continuity of Israeli humanitarian assistance to Ukraine are unclear.
- The scope of security cooperation and the implementation of the free-trade agreement are unclear.