Ukraine, It is among the countries that have hosted many civilizations throughout history. The independence of Ukraine, which has witnessed the struggles of different powers for centuries, took place more recently. RussiaAfter the military intervention of Ukraine European union of (EU) representatives and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg came together and made statements. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that more than 100 warplanes were put on alert after Russia’s operation against Ukraine.
WHEN WAS UKRAINE FOUNDED?
Inhabited since 32,000 BC, the territory of modern Ukraine became an important center of East Slavic culture with the establishment of the powerful Principality of Kiev, which formed the basis of Ukrainian identity during the Middle Ages.
In the 13th century, as a result of the division of the Principality of Kiev into various principalities and the destruction caused by the Mongol invasion, the regional unity collapsed, and the region was the scene of struggles, ruled and divided among various powers such as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, and the Tsardom of Russia.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Kazakh Hetmany formed and prospered, but the hetman’s territory was eventually divided between the Polish and Russian Empires.
After the Russian Revolution, the Ukrainian national movement emerged in line with the Ukrainian struggle for self-determination, and on June 23, 1917, the internationally recognized Ukrainian People’s Republic was established.
After the Second World War, the western part of Ukraine was united with the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the whole country became part of the Soviet Union.
Ukraine gained its independence in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
WHAT IS THE POPULATION OF UKRAINE?
The population of Ukraine, which has an area of 603,549 km², was recorded as 41 million 319 thousand 838 according to the census carried out in 2021.
IS UKRAINE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION?
European Union member countries Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Croatia, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Greece.
Although Ukraine is not on this list, the economic part of the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement was signed by President Petro Poroshenko on 27 June 2014 and on 1 January 2016 Ukraine joined the DCFTA with the EU.