Peru–Ukraine relations

Peru–Ukraine relations is the bilateral foreign relations between Peru and Ukraine. Peru has an embassy in Warsaw accredited to Ukraine,[1] having closed its embassy in Kyiv in 2006.[2] Ukraine has an embassy in Lima. Both countries are members of the United Nations.

Peru–Ukraine relations
Map indicating locations of Peru and Ukraine

Peru
Ukraine
Diplomatic mission
None
(Accredited from Warsaw)		Embassy of Ukraine, Lima

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]

History

During the Spanish American wars of independence, Miguel Rola[6] (born Mykhailo Skybytskyi; Korchivka, 1793 — Starokostiantyniv, 1847),[7] a Ukrainian soldier who had left Russia for his participation in the Decembrist revolt, fought under Simón Bolívar and participated in the Peruvian War of Independence, being wounded in action during the Battle of Ayacucho.[6][7][8] After the battle, he travelled back to Lima to assist in the siege of the port of Callao.[6] After returning to Russia in 1835, he was arrested and sent to Starokostiantyniv Prison, where he died in 1847.[7]

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 March 2003, Peruvian Foreign Minister, Allan Wagner, made a working trip to Ukraine;[9] while his colleague, the State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Volodymyr Yelchenko, made a working visit to Peru in April of the same year.[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 2007, Peru was the ninth country in the world and one of the first countries in Latin America to declare the Holodomor in Ukraine a genocide.[12]

Russo-Ukrainian War

Peru was one of 100 countries that voted in favour of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 68/262, condemning the Russian annexation of Crimea.[13] During the War in Donbas, Peru was the only Latin American country to offer humanitarian aid to Ukraine, doing so in 2015.[7]

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 2a main 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]

High-level visits

High-level visit from Peru to Ukraine[7]

High-level visit from Ukraine to Peru[7]

Diplomatic missions
  • Peru has an honorary consulate in Kyiv and is accredited to Ukraine from its embassy in Warsaw.
  • Ukraine has an embassy in Lima.
  • Embassy of Ukraine in Lima
    Embassy of Ukraine in Lima

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Relations of Peru and Ukraine.

References
  1. "Información Institucional". Embajada del Perú en Polonia.
  2. "RREE oficializa cierre de seis embajadas". La República (in Spanish). 9 September 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. Chávez Noriega, Jorge (2023-03-02). ""Nos quieren exterminar": historias de ucranianos en Perú y cómo viven la guerra a la distancia". El Comercio.
  4. "Celebración en Ucrania del 198º aniversario de la independencia del Perú". Gob.pe. 2019-07-23.
  5. "Rusia ataca Ucrania: consulado peruano ofrece traslado a 291 compatriotas hasta la frontera con Polonia". El Comercio.
  6. López Martínez, Héctor (2022-03-20). "Miguel Rola: el oficial ucraniano vencedor de Ayacucho". El Comercio.
  7. "Relaciones bilaterales". Embajada de Ucrania en la República del Perú. 2012-08-26.
  8. "Obra histórica sobre ciudadano de origen ucraniano que participó en la guerra de independencia es entregada a la Cancillería peruana". Gob.pe. 2020-12-14.
  9. "El canciller peruano visita Ucrania para fortalecer vínculos". Laredo Morning Times. 2003-04-01.
  10. "RESOLUCIÓN SUPREMA Nº 007-2005-RE: Crean la Embajada del Perú en Ucrania". El Peruano. 2005-01-11.
  11. "Ukraine is ready to extend cooperation with Peru". ForUm. 2006-12-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11.
  12. "Ucrania conmemora a las víctimas del Holodomor". Ukrinform. 2018-11-24.
  13. "Moción de saludo" (PDF). Congress of Peru. 2021-03-29.
  14. "Conflicto Ucrania-Rusia: Perú condena hechos que violan el derecho internacional, asegura Cancillería". La República. 2022-02-25.
  15. "Allan Wagner: "Perú debe condenar la violación de Rusia a sus compromisos con la ONU"". La República. 2022-02-24.
  16. "Allan Wagner sobre bombardeo en Ucrania: "Saludo que Cancillería rectifique su posición"". La República. 2022-02-25.
  17. "Ucrania: Turquía y Perú rechazan anexión ilegal rusa". Deutsche Welle. 2022-10-01.
  18. "Peruano se une como voluntario para defender a Ucrania del ataque ruso: "Estoy dispuesto a dar mi vida"" [Peruvian joins as a volunteer to defend Ukraine from the Russian attack: "I am willing to give my life"]. Trome (in Spanish). 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  19. Sánchez, Gonzalo (2022-03-31). "Guerra Rusia-Ucrania: cada vez más mercenarios latinos llegan para combatir, pero terminan en un limbo". Clarín.
  20. "Reforzarán cooperación tecnológica entre Perú y Ucrania". Congress of Peru. 2018-06-05.
  21. "El T-55M8A2-Tifón, una opción de modernización para el tanque principal del Ejército del Perú". InfoDefensa. 2015-06-08.
  22. "Ucrania gana licitación para vender aviones de transporte a Perú". Gestión. 2019-08-14.
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