Relationship dossier
Portugal
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Portugal and Ukraine have developed a substantial security partnership, including Portuguese military assistance and a 2024 bilateral security agreement.
Portugal toward Ukraine
+65Portugal has provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance since Russia’s full-scale invasion, including Leopard 2 tanks. In 2024, Portugal signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukraine.
Ukraine toward Portugal
+55Ukraine has engaged Portugal in bilateral security cooperation and signed a security agreement with the Portuguese government in 2024, formalizing commitments to work together on Ukraine’s security and defense.
Overall relationship
+65The relationship is shaped by Portugal’s military and humanitarian support for Ukraine and the bilateral security agreement signed in 2024. These concrete actions provide a durable basis for cooperation, although the agreement’s implementation and longer-term scope remain uncertain.
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
Portugal has provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian support following Russia’s full-scale invasion, including Leopard 2 tanks, and the two governments signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement in 2024. Ukraine has pursued and formalized security cooperation with Portugal through that agreement. These actions mark a substantial partnership, though the agreement’s implementation and the full scope of ongoing cooperation remain uncertain.
Key developments
Portugal provided Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks.
Portugal and Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2024 security cooperation commitments remain unclear.
- The scale and continuity of bilateral support beyond announced assistance are uncertain.