Croatia–Ukraine relations

Croatia-Ukraine relations

Croatia	Ukraine
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Croatia, Kyiv	Embassy of Ukraine, Zagreb

Croatia–Ukraine relations (Ukrainian: Українсько-хорватські відносини, Croatian: Hrvatsko-ukrajinski odnosi) are foreign relations between Croatia and Ukraine. The countries established diplomatic relations on 18 February 1992.^[1] Croatia has an embassy in Kyiv and an honorary consulate in Donetsk. Ukraine has an embassy in Zagreb and honorary consulates in Malinska and Split. Croatia supports Ukraine's European Union and NATO membership.

History

Before 1991, both Croatia and Ukraine were part of multinational socialist states, SFR Yugoslavia and Soviet Union. Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991, but considering a three-month moratorium on the decision urged by the European Community, it put into effect on 8 October 1991. Ukraine proclaimed independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991 and recognized Croatia on 11 December 1991 as the first United Nations member state which did it.^[2] Diplomatic relations between two countries were established on 18 February 1992.^[3]

Since the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine, Croatia has drawn on its historical experience with the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium to offer insights to Ukraine on peaceful conflict resolution and post-conflict reintegration, highlighting it as a model for managing territorial and ethnic disputes.^[4] Holodomor was recognized as genocide of the Ukrainian people by the Government of Croatia on June 15, 2023^[5] with the Croatian Parliament adopting a declaration about the recognition on June 28, 2023.^[6]

Diaspora

Ukrainians in Croatia

The Ukrainian Home in Vukovar.

As of the 2011 Croatian census, there were 1,878 Ukrainians and 1,936 Rusyns living in Croatia.^[7] Ukrainians and Rusyns of Croatia have opened two main cultural and educational organizations in Slavonski Brod and Vukovar, which later expanded into ten smaller communities each, presently operating in various Croatian cities including Zagreb and Rijeka. Croatia strives to meet the needs of the minorities and promote friendly ties between the two nations, having a central library in Zagreb since 1995, a cathedra for Ukrainian language and literature at the University of Zagreb since 2001, and classes provided in the Ukrainian language.^[8] Various dates of importance to Ukrainian history, holidays and manifestations are commemorated every year.^[9]

Croats in Ukraine

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, there were 126 Croats living in Ukraine.^[10]

Resident diplomatic missions

• Croatia has an embassy in Kyiv.
• Ukraine has an embassy in Zagreb.

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  Embassy of Croatia in Kyiv
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  Embassy of Ukraine in Zagreb

See also

• Foreign relations of Croatia
• Foreign relations of Ukraine
• Croatian War of Independence
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Influence of the Russo-Ukrainian War on Croatia
• Soviet Union–Yugoslavia relations
• Ukrainians in Croatia

References

1. "Політичні відносини між Україною та Хорватією - Посольство України в Республіці Хорватія" (in Ukrainian). 2016-06-05. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
2. "Zašto je bilo osobito važno ukrajinsko priznanje RH? – 1991". Dnevno.hr (in Croatian). 11 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
3. "MVEP - Bilateralni odnosi - Datumi priznanja" (in Croatian).
4. Mirko Savković. "Potencijali i ograničenja iskustava UNTAES-a u kontekstu projekcije hrvatske meke moći pri rješavanju međunarodnih sukoba" [Potentials and Limitations of the UNTAES Experience in Projection of Croatian Soft Power in International Conflict Resolution Efforts]. Tragovi: Journal for Serbian and Croatian Topics (in Croatian). 7 (2): 143–169.
5. "Hrvatska vlada podržala proglašenje holodomora genocidom nad Ukrajincima". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
6. "Парламент Хорватії визнав Голодомор геноцидом українського народу". hromadske.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
7. "Popis stanovništva, kućanstava i stanova 2011. Stanovništvo prema državljanstvu, narodnosti, vjeri i materinskom jeziku" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
8. "Ukrajinska zajednica u Republici Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
9. "14. Središnja manifestacija kulture Ukrajinaca u Hrvatskoj" (in Croatian). Križevci. 10 October 2021.
10. "Ethnic composition of Ukraine 2001" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 November 2021.

External links

• Embassy of Croatia in Ukraine Archived 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian and Ukrainian)
• Embassy of Ukraine in Croatia (in Ukrainian and Croatian)