Political relations
Bilateral relations between the Republic of Serbia and Ukraine are traditionally good and friendly.
The former President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, paid an official visit to Belgrade on 2–3 July 2018, when a meeting was held with the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. On that occasion, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, and the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, met.
Mutual ties between the two countries extend through different historical periods. During the mass migrations (in 1752), land on the right bank of the Dnieper in the area named New Serbia and the Luhansk Oblast named Slaveno-Serbia was ceded to the Serbs by a decree of Russian Empress Elizabeth. Also, starting from 1890, the Ukrainians from Galicia, Transcarpathia and Northern Bukovina immigrated to the territory of today's Republic of Serbia. After the failure of the First Serbian Uprising, Karađorđe found refuge with the leaders of the uprising in the Ukrainian city of Khotyn. During the First World War, the Black Sea Port of Odessa was the centre of gatherings of volunteers who went to the Salonica front as part of Serbian divisions.
Economic relations
There is mutual interest and space for the development of economic cooperation.
According to the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total trade in goods with Ukraine in 2025 amounted to EUR 391.8 million, of which exports from the Serbia accounted for EUR 179.6 million, while imports amounted to EUR 212.2 million.
The Republic of Serbia exports to Ukraine floor coverings, mineral fertilizers, passenger car tires, paper and cardboard, tinplate, etc. Imports from Ukraine include iron ore, potassium chloride, ferro manganese, dumpers, metal strips and rods, etc.
Bilateral agreements
So far, a total of 42 international legal acts were signed between the Republic of Serbia and Ukraine. The most important are as follows:
Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation,
Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Railway Transport,
Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Agriculture, and
Visa Waiver Agreement for their citizens.
The plan is to sign several interstate agreements in the following period.
Contact information
The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Kiev (Ukraine): http://www.kiev.mfa.gov.rs/.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Belgrade (Serbia): https://serbia.mfa.gov.ua/.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia – Department for Russia and Eurasia:
tel. 00 381 (0) 11 30 68 349, e-mail: orev@mfa.rs.