Relationship dossier
Italy
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Italy and Ukraine maintain close cooperation, including Italian support for Ukraine and a bilateral security agreement.
Italy toward Ukraine
+65Italy has provided Ukraine with military, humanitarian and financial assistance following Russia’s full-scale invasion and has supported EU sanctions against Russia. In 2024, Italy signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukraine.
Ukraine toward Italy
+45Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Italy in 2024, formalizing cooperation on security and related support. Ukrainian government engagement with Italy has also included high-level bilateral consultations.
Overall relationship
+60The relationship is characterized by Italy’s substantial support for Ukraine in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion and by bilateral security cooperation formalized in 2024. These concrete commitments make the relationship substantially cooperative, while their long-term scope and implementation remain subject to change.
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
Italy has strongly supported Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion, including through military, humanitarian and financial assistance and support for EU sanctions against Russia. The two governments signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement in 2024. These actions underpin a close and sustained relationship, though the scale and implementation of some commitments may vary.
Key developments
Italy and Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement.
Italy provided Ukraine with military, humanitarian and financial assistance following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Italy supported EU sanctions against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral security commitments may change over time.
- The details and duration of individual Italian assistance commitments are not specified here.