Peru has a small community of Ukrainians living mostly in Lima.[3] Similarly, a small community of Peruvians live mostly in Kyiv,[4] with a considerable number having been evacuated in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
Before Ukrainian independence, Peru maintained relations with its predecessors state, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Peru officially recognised Ukraine as a sovereign state on December 26, 1991, and established relations on May 7, 1992.[7]
In 2000, an honorary consulate of Ukraine opened in Lima, while the embassy opened in 2003.[7] In 2005, a Peruvian embassy was opened in Ukraine,[10] closing one year later with the embassy in Poland becoming accredited instead.[1][2] The final resident ambassador was [11]
In 2022, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[14] Former chancellor Allan Wagner has been an outspoken critic of the invasion, opposing at the same time the rupture of relations with Russia.[15][16] After Russia announced the annexation of four oblasts in Ukraine on September of the same year, Peru announced that it rejected the referendum and annexation.[17] Peru again voted in favour of another resolution by the UNGA.
As of 2022, a number of Peruvian soldiers have been reported to have joined the Ukrainian International Legion.[18][19]
In 2023, the Ukrainian community in Lima started organising weekly charity drives at Kennedy Park, the central park of the district of Miraflores.[3]
Bilateral treaties
Both countries have signed several economic, technological and other cooperation agreements.[20] The Peruvian and Ukrainian armed forces have signed agreements on military cooperation, leading to the development of the Tifón 2amain battle tank in 2010.[21]
In 2019, the State of Ukraine, through its Ukroboronprom corporation, was awarded a public tender for the sale of aircraft to the Peruvian state.[22]
