Ukraine–Uruguay relations

Ukrainian immigration to Uruguay began in the early 20th century, with individuals arriving from Volhynia, Polesia, Bukovina, and eastern Galicia, including the Zakarpattia Oblast.{{cite book |author=С. А. Макарчук. |url=http://www.ebk.net.ua/Book/history/makarchuk_eiu/part17/1703.htm |publisher=Знання |year=2008 |location=Київ |language=uk |script-title=uk:Етнічна історія України. Навчальний посібник}} While most settled primarily in Montevideo, a small number were part of the largely ethnic Russian contingent that founded the town of San Javier.{{cite web |date=2003 |title=Primera colonia rusa en Uruguay festeja 90 años (archived) |url=http://www.denorteasur.com/asp/articulo.asp?numero=263&id=2571 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923191140/http://www.denorteasur.com/asp/articulo.asp?numero=263&id=2571 |archivedate=23 September 2008 |accessdate=5 September 2012 |publisher=De Norte A Sur |language=Spanish}}

On December 26, 1991, Uruguay recognized Ukraine's independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.{{Cite web |title=Relations with countries of the American region |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/bilateral-cooperation/america |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601023353/https://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/bilateral-cooperation/america |archive-date=2018-06-01 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine}} On May 18, 1992, the two countries established diplomatic relations, and in the subsequent years, the parliaments of both nations approved the creation of parliamentary friendship groups.{{Cite web |title=Nº 974 |url=http://www.diputados.gub.uy/versiones_taquigraficas/no-974/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.diputados.gub.uy |language=es}} In February 2022, in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian crisis, the Uruguayan government expressed concern over Russia's recognition of the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, and aligned itself with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2202 for the implementation of the Minsk agreements, seeking a "peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict".{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Contundente pronunciamiento de Uruguay contra la invasión rusa en Ucrania: “Pone en riesgo la estabilidad regional” |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2022/02/23/contundente-pronunciamiento-de-uruguay-contra-la-invasion-rusa-en-ucrania-pone-en-riesgo-la-estabilidad-regional/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}} Following the Russian invasion at the end of February, the Uruguayan government took a stance in favor of Ukraine, stating that the principles of the United Nations Charter had been "notoriously violated".{{Cite web |title=Uruguay condena la invasión rusa a Ucrania |url=https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-relaciones-exteriores/comunicacion/comunicados/uruguay-condena-invasion-rusa-ucrania |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |language=es}}

Throughout the war, Uruguay has taken a stance in favor of Ukraine's territorial sovereignty in the voting of resolutions at the United Nations General Assembly.{{Cite web |title=Uruguay fue el único país del Mercosur que en la ONU votó para que Rusia ponga fin a la guerra en Ucrania |url=https://www.telenoche.com.uy/mundo/uruguay-fue-el-unico-pais-del-mercosur-que-la-onu-voto-que-rusia-ponga-fin-la-guerra-ucrania-n5380788 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Telenoche |language=es-PA}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=Zelenski a El País: "Contamos con Uruguay, tiene una voz potente y dirigentes fuertes" |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/zelenski-a-el-pais-contamos-con-uruguay-tiene-una-voz-potente-y-dirigentes-fuertes |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=EL PAIS |language=es-UY}} In July 2022, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation, and in December 2023, they held a bilateral meeting.{{Cite web |title=Presidente Lacalle Pou dialogó con su par ucraniano Volodímir Zelensky |url=https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/comunicacion/noticias/presidente-lacalle-pou-dialogo-su-par-ucraniano-volodimir-zelensky |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Presidencia Uruguay |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Zelenskyy meets with presidents of Paraguay, Uruguay and Ecuador |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/10/7432451/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}} In February 2025, it was announced that Ukraine intended to establish an embassy in Uruguay.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Ucrania busca abrir una embajada en Uruguay para consolidar la relación bilateral |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/ucrania-busca-abrir-una-embajada-en-uruguay-para-consolidar-la-relacion-bilateral |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=EL PAIS |language=es-UY}} This decision was formally confirmed in late April, following a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of both countries, Mario Lubetkin and Andrii Sybiha.{{Cite web |title=Ucrania confirmó decisión de abrir embajada en Uruguay e invitó al gobierno a conferencia para la reconstrucción del país |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nacional/ucrania-confirmo-decision-abrir-embajada-uruguay-e-invito-al-gobierno-conferencia-la-reconstruccion-del-pais-n5995882 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=El Observador |language=es-UY}}

• Ukraine is represented in Uruguay through its embassy in Buenos Aires (Argentina).{{Cite web |last=Montevideo |first=Pedro Tristant Desde |date=2025-03-04 |title=Zelensky agradeció a Lacalle Pou por su respaldo y espera estrechar vínculos con Yamandú Orsi |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2025/03/04/zelensky-agradecio-a-lacalle-pou-por-su-respaldo-y-espera-estrechar-vinculos-con-yamandu-orsi/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}
• Uruguay is represented in Ukraine through its embassy in Bucharest (Romania).{{Cite web |title=Situación de uruguayos en Ucrania |url=https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-relaciones-exteriores/comunicacion/comunicados/situacion-uruguayos-ucrania |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |language=es}}

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