The United Nations and Ukraine

Ukraine was a founding member of the United Nations. It really didn't do much when the Soviet Union was around, but since 1991 it has been one of the most respected and active participant in UN peacekeeping missions, the first of which was in Bosnia and Herzegovina. How it all started, how they did and why Ukraine became such an important aspect in UN peacekeeping operations is answered in this episode of Wandering the Edge!

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• Margarita Yakymovych, "Ukraine's Peacekeeping, Military and Humanitarian Operations in other Countries" in Ukrainer (2024)

• "International Day of UN Peacekeepers: What is Ukraine's Role in Peacekeeping Missions" in Visit Ukraine (2023)

• Samba Cyuzuzo, "Ukraine Troops Leave DR Congo Peacekeeping Mission Monusco" in BBC (2022)

• Yevgeny Matyushenko, "Over 40,000 Ukrainian Military Took Part in UN Peacekeeping Operations over 30 years" in UNIAN (2021)