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Ukraine Shuts Down Post-Soviet Legal Ties With Russia and Belarus in Largest Treaty Exit Since 2014
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The Ukrainian government has officially terminated 116 international agreements with the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, and within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) .
The announcement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha via Facebook on March 25.
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“My firm belief is that Ukraine's legal framework must align with the realities of the war and the new security architecture of the European continent. For this, we must sever the last legal ties that once connected us to the Russian Federation, Belarus, and the so-called CIS. This is a thorough and complex legal process that requires careful execution, and we are systematically working through it,” Sybiha stated.
According to the Minister, the Cabinet of Ministers, upon the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officially terminated 116 international agreements previously signed by Ukraine with Russia, Belarus, and under the CIS framework. The agreements included 25 terminations, 3 denunciations, and Ukraine's withdrawal from 88 international treaties.
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“With this resolution, we are terminating 25 agreements, denouncing 3, and withdrawing from 88 international treaties. Of these, 5 are with Russia, 23 are with Belarus, and 87 are within the CIS framework, including one trilateral agreement between Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus,” Sybiha commented.
He also pointed out that with the Presidential decrees from February 25 on withdrawing from 31 CIS agreements, and the 14 draft laws registered in the Ukrainian Parliament aimed at terminating 74 international agreements, Ukraine is completing the main phase of aligning its bilateral and multilateral relations with Russia, Belarus, and the CIS to match the current war realities and Ukraine’s crucial role in the new European security architecture.
Moldova, too, has moved to sever its ties with the CIS in recent months, signaling a broader regional shift away from Russian influence.
Moldova's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mihai Popșoi, revealed that the government has begun the process of withdrawing from the Commonwealth of Independent States, starting with the denunciation of key agreements.
“Once the agreements are denounced by Parliament, Moldova will no longer be considered an official member of the CIS. The denouncement involves the CIS Charter signed in Minsk on January 22, 1993, the founding agreement from December 8, 1991, also in Minsk, and the annex from December 22, 1991,” Popșoi explained in an interview with Radio Moldova.
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