Relationship dossier
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Relationship assessment
Bilateral economic cooperation alongside Uzbekistan’s cautious political stance on the war in Ukraine
Ukraine toward Uzbekistan
+15Ukraine participates in bilateral economic cooperation with Uzbekistan, including a free-trade arrangement and an intergovernmental mechanism for economic cooperation.
Uzbekistan toward Ukraine
+5Uzbekistan participates in bilateral economic cooperation with Ukraine. In major United Nations votes concerning Russia’s war, Uzbekistan has taken a cautious position, including abstaining rather than voting to condemn Russia’s invasion.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in bilateral economic arrangements, but political alignment is limited. Uzbekistan’s cautious stance on United Nations votes concerning the war in Ukraine distinguishes the relationship from a close political partnership.
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
Ukraine and Uzbekistan have maintained formal cooperation through bilateral agreements and economic mechanisms, including a free-trade arrangement and an intergovernmental commission. Uzbekistan has generally taken a cautious, non-aligned position on major votes concerning Russia’s war against Ukraine, rather than providing clear diplomatic support for Ukraine. The relationship combines practical economic cooperation with limits on political alignment.
Key developments
Ukraine and Uzbekistan established a bilateral free-trade arrangement.
Uzbekistan abstained in the United Nations General Assembly vote on the resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation and trade initiatives are limited.