Diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine were established in 1992. Ukraine opened its Embassy in Abu Dhabi in 1994, and the UAE opened its Embassy in Kyiv in 2013. Since then, the relationship has grown into a broad partnership covering political dialogue, trade and investment, humanitarian cooperation and people-to-people ties.
In February 2025, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and His Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, witnessed the signing in Abu Dhabi of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which entered into force on 1 July 2026. In October 2025, Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Ukraine, led a high-level UAE delegation on an official visit to Ukraine.
The UAE supports a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine, in accordance with international law and the principles of the UN Charter. As a trusted mediator, the UAE has conducted 26 mediations that made possible the exchange of nearly 8,000 captives between Russia and Ukraine. In 2026, Abu Dhabi also hosted trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the conflict, UAE humanitarian assistance has reached more than 1.2 million people in Ukraine, including one million women and children.
