Pavlo Klimkin was born on 25 December 1967[4] in the city of Kursk in Russia (then the Soviet Union); but spent only the first two months of his life there.

According to Ukrainska Pravda, the rejection of European integration with Ukraine in November 2013 was "a personal disappointment to Klimkin, who dedicated many months of his life to [the] issue.

[11] According to AFP news agency, "The talks have since produced a peace initiative that includes Poroshenko's ceasefire proposal and the introduction of a new constitution that gives broader rights to Ukraine's regions - a key Moscow demand.

"[6] In early June 2014, Klimkin's candidacy for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine was proposed by Petro Poroshenko, the recently appointed Ukrainian President.

[2] His appointment was met with voiced approval by academics such as Hryhorii Nemyria,[13] and that day Klimkin was congratulated by phone by foreign ministers such as Laurent Fabius of France, John Baird of Canada, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany.

"[15] The following day, Klimkin and the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, discussed "measures to resolve Ukraine's crisis" on the phone, focusing on Poroshenko's peace plan and controlling the Ukrainian border.

[4][10] Natalia Klimkina holds the post of first secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands and is responsible for policy issues and culture.

[19] According to an electronic declaration, in 2019, Pavlo Klimkin received salary of ₴553,904 (US$20,515) as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and ₴31,253 (US$1,158) as other payments under civil law contracts.