Germany–Ukraine relations

History

• 1918 - In the aftermath of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, German troops provided military assistance to Ukraine against the Soviet Russia; German military administration was instrumental in Pavlo Skoropadskyi coup against the Ukrainian People's Republic and the establishment of the short-lived Ukrainian State; the first German Ambassador to Ukraine was Alfons Mumm von Schwarzenstein; the first Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany was Oleksandr Sevriuk who was replaced with Teodor Shteingel.
• 1941-1944 - German troops occupy most of Soviet Ukraine and portioning between General Government and Reichskommissariat Ukraine; OUN's Ukrainian Insurgent Army alternates between fighting the Germans and accepting their help against the Soviets.
• 1944-1950s - surviving OUN leaders find refuge in the US occupation zone of Germany, which becomes home to many Ukrainian displaced persons
• 1953 - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty starts its operations in Munich, broadcasting to Ukraine in Ukrainian
• 1959 - Stepan Bandera killed in Munich by a Soviet agent
• 2011 - the Nord Stream makes Ukraine economically vulnerable
• 2014 - EU sanctions against Russia. Germany belongs to the Normandy format.
• 2018 - the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was opposed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

  Diplomatic missions location

Head of missions (1917-1920s)

• 1917-18 Alfons Mumm von Schwarzenstein
• 1918-19 Johannes Graf von Berchem

• 1918-18 Oleksandr Sevriuk
• 1918-18 Omelian Koziy
• 1918-18 Teodor Shteingel
• 1918-20 Mykola Porsh
• 1921-23 Roman Smal-Stocki
• 1923-23 :de:Nikolaus von Wassilko|Nikolaus von Wassilko ''

• 1921-23 Voldemar Aussem

  Resident diplomatic missions

• Germany has an embassy in Kiev.
• Ukraine has an embassy in Berlin and consulates-general in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich.