Embassy of Ukraine, Rome explained

Embassy of Ukraine in the Italian Republic
Address:	Via Guido d'Arezzo, 9 00198 Rome, Italy.^[1]
Ambassador:	Perelyhin Yevhen Yuriiovych (as of February 2021)
Url:	https://italy.mfa.gov.ua/%20Official%20Website

The Embassy of Ukraine, Rome is an embassy located in Rome, Italy. It is hosts the primary diplomatic mission from Ukraine to the Italian Republic. It is also concurrently accredited to the Republic of San Marino and the Republic of Malta.^[2]

History of Diplomatic Relations Between Ukraine and Italy

Ukraine and Italy established diplomatic relations in 1992, soon after Ukraine independence from the Soviet Union. The Italian government supported the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine.^[3] Italy also supported Ukraine's sovereignty over the Crimean Peninsula in the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.^[4]

Like other Western European countries, Italy has welcomed Ukraine's attempts in recent years to have closer ties to the European Union and NATO. Nevertheless, Italian-Ukrainian relations are not entirely harmonious. Italy opened and maintains informal diplomatic offices in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic. The DPR and LPR declared independence from Ukraine in 2014 with the help of Russia, however Ukraine considers them to be rebellious provinces whose declarations of independence lacked legal basis (see War in Donbass and Russo-Ukrainian War). On a visit to Italy in February 2020, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to shut down Italy's "illegal" diplomatic offices in the DPR and the LPR.^[5]

In addition to the Ukrainian embassy in Rome, Ukraine maintains consulates in the Italian cities of Florence, Bari, and Milan.^[6] Italy maintains an embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

Known Ambassadors from Ukraine to Italy

• Borys Hudyma (2000 - April 4, 2004)^[7]
• Yevhen Perelygin (February 14, 2013 - July 15, 2020)^[8]
• Yaroslav Melnyk (September 21, 2020)^{[9] [10]}

See also

• Foreign relations of Italy
• Foreign relations of Ukraine
• List of diplomatic missions in Italy
• List of diplomatic missions of Ukraine

Notes and References

1. Web site: Embassy of Ukraine in Italy . EmbassyWorldwide . February 25, 2021.
2. Web site: Embassy of Ukraine in Rome, Italy . EmbassyPages . February 25, 2021.
3. Web site: Italy-Ukraine relations . Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation . February 25, 2021.
4. Web site: The Italian Government’s Stance on the Annexation of Crimea and the Sanctions against the Russian Federation . Italy's Diplomatic and Parliamentary Practice on International Law . February 25, 2021.
5. Web site: Italy-Ukraine Relations: Signs of Improvement, but No Breakthrough . Dario Cristiani . The Jamestown Foundation . February 26, 2020 . February 25, 2021.
6. Web site: Embassy of Ukraine in Italy . EmbassyWorldwide . February 25, 2021.
7. Web site: Borys Hudyma relieved of position of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Italy and of combining several positions . Web-Portal of Ukrainian Government . February 24, 2021 .
8. Web site: Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Italy . Public register of politically exposed persons of Ukraine . February 25, 2021.
9. Web site: Kitsoft . Посольство України в Італійській Республіці, в Республіці Мальта та в Республіці Сан Марино (за сумісництвом) - Персона . 2023-06-30 . italy.mfa.gov.ua . uk.
10. Web site: Президент України Володимир Зеленський. Офіційне інтернет-представництво . УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №399/2020. Про призначення Я.Мельника Надзвичайним і Повноважним Послом України в Італійській Республіці . president.gov.ua . uk.