The Ukrainian-Ghanaian defence rapprochement appears to be a project with notable potential, but also with a significant set of risks. The key ones include the lack of transparency regarding the agreement’s parameters, weak public legitimacy, doubts about Ukraine’s resource independence, and concerns that the interests of Ghanaian society may be pushed into the background. This is why criticism is already forming around the initiative, related not only to the substance of the cooperation, but also to how it is being advanced.