Ukraine–Commonwealth of Independent States relations
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Relations between Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are multilateral international relations between a third state and a supranational organization.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR), the 1991 Belovezh Accords confirmed the breakup and established the CIS as a successor entity. Belarus, Russia and Ukraine were the signatories.[1][2][3] Ukraine is a founding state of the CIS, although Ukraine did not sign or ratify the subsequent CIS Charter (finalized in 1993) and thus has never been a member of the CIS. Nonetheless, Ukraine participated in various CIS bodies until severing these relations in 2018 due to the protracted Russo-Ukrainian War.[4][5][6] Ukraine remains a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area.
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia–Ukraine relations were completely broken off.[7][8][9] Due to Belarusian involvement in the invasion, Belarus–Ukraine relations deteriorated extremely. Moreover, Ukraine began intensive denunciation of various agreements with the CIS due to European integration and the process of joining the European Union.[10][11][12][13]