In addition to meetings between the leaders of Ukraine and the European Union held on the occasion of summits and meetings of the Association Council, the Association Committee and its subcommittees, Ukraine-EU political dialogue also takes place in other formats.

In particular, regular consultations are held at the level of Political Directors of the foreign ministries of Ukraine and the EU, as well as joint meetings within the Council of the EU working groups on global disarmament and arms control (CONOP/CODUN) and on conventional arms exports (COARM).

A well-established and productive dialogue is maintained within the framework of the activities of the Council of the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC), as well as other Council working groups. The most important of these include the Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST), the Working Party of Foreign Relations Counsellors (RELEX), and the EU Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG).

In view of Ukraine's urgent need to coordinate efforts in the field of multilateral diplomacy, appropriate engagement has also been established with the Council of the EU working groups dealing with EU policy at the United Nations (CONUN), the OSCE and the Council of Europe (COSCE), as well as human rights (COHOM).

A number of other specialised dialogue formats are also in place. These include a joint meeting of the European Commission's College of Commissioners and the Government of Ukraine; informal meetings in the format of the EU-Ukraine Group of Friends at foreign minister level; and informal dialogue on cooperation within the United Nations framework.

Consultations on the legal consequences of the Russian Federation's illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol have become regular, alongside dialogue on justice, the judiciary, home affairs and migration.