Poland–Ukraine relations

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Poland–Ukraine relations revived on an international basis soon after Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Poland was the first country to recognize the independence of Ukraine. Various controversies from the shared history of the two countries' peoples occasionally resurface in Polish–Ukrainian relations, tending not to have a major impact on bilateral relations until tensions arose in 2026. Poland and Ukraine are respectively, the second- and third-largest Slavic nations, after Russia. The two countries share a border of about 529 km (329 mi). Poland's 2003 acceptance of the 1985 Schengen Agreement created problems with Ukrainian border traffic. On July 1, 2009, an agreement on local border traffic between the two countries came into effect, which enables Ukrainian citizens living in border regions to cross the Polish frontier according to a liberalized procedure. Ukraine is a member of the Eastern Partnership, a European Union project initiated by Poland in 2009...

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