Relationship dossier
Slovenia
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Slovenian support for Ukraine is reinforced by bilateral security cooperation and shared European policy objectives.
Slovenia toward Ukraine
+70Slovenia has provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance and backed its sovereignty and European integration. In 2024, Slovenia signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukraine.
Ukraine toward Slovenia
+40Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Slovenia in 2024, committing the governments to closer cooperation. The agreement provides a concrete basis for Ukraine's engagement with Slovenia.
Overall relationship
+55The relationship has a cooperative structure, strengthened by Slovenia's assistance to Ukraine and the two governments' 2024 security cooperation agreement. Support for Ukraine's sovereignty and European integration is a significant shared policy feature; the depth and implementation of bilateral commitments remain less clear.
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
Slovenia has backed Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance and has supported Ukraine's sovereignty and European integration. The governments formalized security cooperation in 2024. Ukraine's commitments under that arrangement support a cooperative relationship, though the scale of Ukraine's direct assistance to Slovenia is more limited.
Key developments
Slovenia and Ukraine signed a bilateral security cooperation agreement.
Slovenia provided Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance following Russia's full-scale invasion.
Major uncertainties
- The full scope and implementation of commitments under the 2024 security cooperation agreement are unclear.
- The scale of Ukraine's direct bilateral cooperation with Slovenia outside that agreement is uncertain.