Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of Bahrain Visits Kyiv.
On 24 February 2022, the armed forces of the Russian Federation invaded and further invaded the territory of Ukraine in what President Putin defined then as a Special Military Operation [SMO] and which on 22 December 2022 he redefined as a war. The initial invasion by the armed forces of the Russian Federation was in part from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
From 24 February 2022 through 14 March 2022, government officials from other countries did not travel to Ukraine.
Since 15 March 2022, visits to Ukraine have included: eighteen presidents (two twice), nineteen prime ministers (some multiple times), two chancellors, three deputy prime minister, nineteen foreign ministers (some multiple times), one U.S. secretary of state (twice), three secretaries (ministers) of defense, one attorney general (twice), president of European Commission (EC)(twice), president of the European Council (EC), president of European Parliament (EP), Secretary-General of the United Nations (twice), and First Lady of the United States. Members of the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives (including a Speaker), and Parliaments have also visited Ukraine.
Each of these individuals, accompanied by their respective staff and security detail, traveled from Poland into Ukraine by train, in a VIP carriage complete with bedrooms and meeting rooms.
5 May 2023 (Kyiv)- Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
28 April 2023 (Kyiv)- Zuzana Caputova, President of Slovak Republic (EU, NATO); Petr Pavel, President of Czech Republic (EU, NATO); Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (EU, NATO); Tobias Billstrom, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden (EU, NATO); Thordia Kolbrun Reykford Gylfadottir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland (EU, NATO); Anniken Huitfelt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway (NATO); Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (EU, NATO); Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (EU, NATO); Edgars Rinkevics, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (EU, NATO)
24 April 2023 (Zhytomyr)- Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (EU, NATO)
12 April 2023 (Kyiv)-Mark Kelly (D- Arizona), Lisa Murkowski (R- Alaska), Joe Manchin (D- West Virginia), members of the United States Senate
3 April 2023 (Kyiv)- Michael Turner (R- Ohio), Chairman of the Intelligence Committee; Christopher Stewart (R- Utah); Richard McCormick (R- Georgia); Darin LaHood (R- Illinois), members of the United States House of Representatives
31 March 2023 (Kyiv)- Robert Golob, Prime Minister of Slovenia (EU, NATO), second visit; Maia Sandu, President of Moldova; Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of Croatia (EU, NATO); Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of Slovakia (EU, NATO), second visit
21 March 2023 (Kyiv)- Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan
16 March 2023 (Kyiv)- Krisjanis Karins, Prime Minister of Latvia (EU, NATO)
14 March 2023 (Kyiv)- Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland (NATO)
10 March 2023 (Kyiv)- Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland (EU, NATO), second visit
8 March 2023 (Kyiv)- Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the 193-member United Nations
3 March 2023 (Lviv)- Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General, second visit
27 February 2023 (Kyiv)- Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of the Treasury
26 February 2023 (Kyiv)-Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
24 February 2023 (Kyiv)- Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (EU, NATO), fourth visit
23 February 2023 (Kyiv)- Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain (EU, NATO), second visit
21 February 2022 (Kyiv)- Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; Darrell Issa (R-California), Keith Self (R-Texas), Max Miller (R-Ohio), Jake Ellzey (R-Texas), members of the United States House of Representatives
20 February 2022 (Kyiv)- Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy (EU, NATO)
20 February 2023 (Kyiv)- Joseph Biden, President of the United States (NATO)
16 February 2023 (Kyiv)- Eli Cohen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel
15 February 2023 (Kyiv)- Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada (NATO), second visit
2 February 2023 (Kyiv)- Charles Michel, President of the European Council (EC), third visit; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), fourth visit; with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age; Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People; Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President for a Stronger Europe in the World; Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight; Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency; Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life; Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights; Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy; Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture; Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice; Ylva Johansson, Commissioner for Home Affairs; Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management; Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement; Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries; Mairead McGuinness, and Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union.
30 January 2023 (Mykolaiv)- Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark
20 January 2023 (Kyiv)- Lindsey Graham (R- South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D- Connecticut), Sheldon Whitehouse (D- Rhode Island), members of the United States Senate
19 January 2023 (Kyiv)- Charles Michel, President of the European Council (EC)
6 January 2023 (Kyiv)- Jack Reed (D- Rhode Island), Angus King (I- Maine), members of the United States Senate
28 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (EU, NATO); Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland; Edgars Rinkēvičs (NATO); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia (EU, NATO); Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (EU, NATO); Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway (NATO); Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland (EU); Tobias Billström, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden (EU)
26 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland (EU, NATO), third visit; Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium (EU, NATO); Katalin Novak, President of Hungary (EU, NATO); Ingrida Simonyte, Prime Minister of Lithuania (EU, NATO)
25 November 2022 (Kyiv)- James Claverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (NATO)
19 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (NATO)
15 November 2022 (Kyiv)- William Burns, United States Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)
15 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Wopke Hoekstra, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands (EU, NATO), second visit
8 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations
4 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Jacob Sullivan, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, The White House
3 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Hellenic Republic (Greece) (EU, NATO) and Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Defence Minister
3 November 2022 (Kyiv)- Christopher Coons (D- Delaware), Robert Portman (R- Ohio; retiring; second visit), members of the United States Senate
31 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of Czech Republic (EU, NATO), second visit
26 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (EU, NATO)
26 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea-Bissau
20 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Ignazio Cassis, President of the Swiss Confederation
6 October 2022 (Kyiv)- Samantha Power, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
10 September 2022 (Kyiv)- Annalena Baerbock, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, second visit
9 September 2022 (Kyiv)- Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki (EU, NATO), second visit
8 September 2022 (Kyiv)- Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, second visit
31 August 2022 (Kyiv)- Amy Klobuchar (D- Minnesota), Rob Portman (R- Ohio), members of the United States Senate
24 August 2022 (Kyiv)- Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (NATO), third visit
24 August 2022 (Kyiv)- João Cravinho, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (NATO)
23 August 2022 (Kyiv)- President of Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda (EU, NATO), second visit
18 August 2022 (Lviv)- Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Republic of Turkiye; Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the 193-member United Nations
24 July 2022 (Kyiv)- Alejandro Giammattei, President of Republic of Guatemala
23 July 2022 (Kyiv)- Mikie Sherrill (D- New Jersey), Adam Smith (D-Washington), Chairman of Armed Services Committee, Mike Waltz (R-Florida), Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), Mike Quigley (D-Illinois), members of the United States House of Representatives
7 July 2022 (Kyiv)- Richard Blumenthal (D- Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (R- South Carolina), members of the United States Senate
29 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Joko Widodo, President of Republic of Indonesia
27 June 2022 (Kyiv)- James Risch (R- Idaho), the ranking minority member of the United Sates Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
21 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General
17 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (NATO)
16 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania (EU, NATO)
16 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France (EU, NATO); Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Republic of Germany (EU, NATO); Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy (EU, NATO)
11 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), second visit
9 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom
4 June 2022 (Kyiv)- Victoria Spartz (R- Indiana), United States House of Representatives
30 May 2022- (crossed into Ukraine at border with Moldova) Rob Portman (R- Ohio), United States Senate
26 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland
24 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania), United States House of Representatives
22 May 2022- (Kyiv) President of Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda (EU, NATO). First visit 13 April 2022
14 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Minority Leader of the United States Senate; Susan Collins (R-Maine), United States Senate; John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), United States Senate; John Cornyn (R-Texas), United States Senate
10 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Annalena Baerbock, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany; Wopke Hoekstra, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
9 May 2022 (Odesa)- Charles Michel, President of European Council (EC), second visit to Ukraine
8 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway (NATO)
8 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister; Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Larisa Galadza, Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
8 May 2022 (Uzhhorod)- Dr. Jill Biden, Ph.D., First Lady of the United States, wife of Joseph Biden, 46th President of the United States
6 May 2022 (Kyiv)- Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia; Edgars Rinkēvičs, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia; Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
30 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives accompanied by Democratic Party Representatives Gregory Meeks (D- New York), Representative Adam Schiff (D- California), Representative James McGovern (D- Massachusetts), Representative Jason Crow (D- Colorado), Representative Barbara Lee (D- California), Representative William Keating (D- Massachusetts)
28 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the 193-member United Nations
24 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State (NATO), and Lloyd Austin, United States Secretary of Defense
21 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain (EU, NATO); Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Kingdom Denmark (EU, NATO)
20 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Charles Michel, President of the European Council (EC)
14 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Steven Daines (R- Montana), United States Senate; Victoria Spartz (R- Indiana)
13 April 2022 (Kyiv)- President of Republic of Estonia, Alar Karis (EU, NATO); President of Republic of Latvia, Egils Levits (EU, NATO); President of Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda (EU, NATO); President of Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda (EU, NATO)
10 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Boris Johnson (NATO)
9 April 2022 (Kyiv)- Chancellor of Republic of Austria, Karl Nehammer (EU)
7 April 2022 (Kyiv)- President of European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen; High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the EC, Josep Borrell Fontelles; Prime Minister of Slovak Republic, Eduard Heger (EU, NATO)
3 April 2022 (Odesa)- Minister Of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikoloas Dendias (EU, NATO)
1 April 2022 (Kyiv)- President of the Strasbourg, France-based European Parliament (EP), Roberta Metsola
17 March 2022 (Lviv)- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye, Mevlut Cavusoglu (NATO)
15 March 2022 (Kyiv)- Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Petr Fiala (EU, NATO); Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki (EU, NATO); Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Jansa (EU, NATO); Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Jaroslaw Kaczynski (EU, NATO)
