Relationship dossier
North Macedonia
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
North Macedonia has strongly supported Ukraine, alongside established bilateral cooperation arrangements.
North Macedonia toward Ukraine
+50North Macedonia has provided military assistance to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion and aligned with European sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine toward North Macedonia
+15Ukraine and North Macedonia have a bilateral free-trade agreement, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes a durable framework for economic cooperation and North Macedonia’s substantial political and military support for Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion. These features underpin a cooperative relationship, though the known reciprocal arrangements are narrower than North Macedonia’s support for Ukraine.
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
North Macedonia has supported Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion, including military assistance and alignment with European sanctions against Russia. Ukraine and North Macedonia also maintain bilateral cooperation arrangements, including a free-trade agreement. The known relationship combines strong North Macedonian support for Ukraine with a narrower set of identifiable reciprocal arrangements.
Key developments
North Macedonia provided military assistance to Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
North Macedonia aligned with European sanctions against Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine and North Macedonia established a bilateral free-trade agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of North Macedonia’s military assistance are unclear.
- The scope and practical effects of Ukraine–North Macedonia cooperation arrangements are unclear.