Greece and Ukraine have deep ties due to Orthodox Christianity and enjoy strong diplomatic relations, due to Greece’s active diplomatic support for Ukraine over the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.

[1] Greece is also one of the main supporters of Ukraine’s entry into the European Union and NATO.

Greece opened an embassy in Kyiv in 1993, general-consulates were set up in Mariupol and Odesa.

There is a large Greek community living in Ukraine (mostly in the southern and eastern regions of the nation).

[4] In March 2022 Greece offered to rebuild the Mariupol hospital which was bombed by Russia and is located in the heart of the Greek community in Ukraine.