CRIMEA INTERVENTION OF RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE-EU-NATO RELATIONSHIP

Aslı Büşra Kurakcı; Rumeysa Dursun

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CRIMEA INTERVENTION OF RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE-EU-NATO RELATIONSHIP

Authors:

Aslı Büşra Kurakcı | Rumeysa Dursun

Publisher:

Giresun University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası İlişkiler

Journal:

Giresun Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.84-107

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001294878

pISSN:

2149-3391

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Abstract:

 There is noconsensus in international law regarding the definition of the interference or the scope of the legitimate interference. The definition of intervention is quite broad and has been the subject of extensive debate in scientific studiesin terms of the United Nations UN international law. Ukraine is located in a strategically important are a between the European Union EU, Russia and Turkeys Black Sea Region. As a result of the east ward expansion strategy of the EU and NATO, Ukraines desireto join the EU and NATO has been a factor causing tension for Russia. After the President of Ukraine Yanukovych announced that he would not participate in the Association negotiations with the EU in 2013, the demonstrations that started in the Independence Square in Kiev led to an internal crisis. With the intervention of Russia in Crimea, this internal crisis has reached an international dimension. In this context, the Ukraine crisis has shown that Russia will once again challenge the international community and international law as to the changes that may occur in its post-Cold War environment. From this point of view, the aim of this study is to examine the factors that generated Russias intervention in Crimea. In addition, it is to investigate the effectiveness of the interventions and their compliance with international law, taking into account the EU-NATO effect. Although Russia, with its intervention in Crimea, provided arguments to justify the reasons for the annexation of Crimea to Russia after the independence referendum, the absence of an effective solution in the current international legal system paved the way for Russias intervention.

 There is noconsensus in international law regarding the definition of the interference or the scope of the legitimate interference. The definition of intervention is quite broad and has been the subject of extensive debate in scientific studiesin terms of the United Nations UN international law. Ukraine is located in a strategically important are a between the European Union EU, Russia and Turkeys Black Sea Region. As a result of the east ward expansion strategy of the EU and NATO, Ukraines desireto join the EU and NATO has been a factor causing tension for Russia. After the President of Ukraine Yanukovych announced that he would not participate in the Association negotiations with the EU in 2013, the demonstrations that started in the Independence Square in Kiev led to an internal crisis. With the intervention of Russia in Crimea, this internal crisis has reached an international dimension. In this context, the Ukraine crisis has shown that Russia will once again challenge the international community and international law as to the changes that may occur in its post-Cold War environment. From this point of view, the aim of this study is to examine the factors that generated Russias intervention in Crimea. In addition, it is to investigate the effectiveness of the interventions and their compliance with international law, taking into account the EU-NATO effect. Although Russia, with its intervention in Crimea, provided arguments to justify the reasons for the annexation of Crimea to Russia after the independence referendum, the absence of an effective solution in the current international legal system paved the way for Russias intervention.

 There is noconsensus in international law regarding the definition of the interference or the scope of the legitimate interference. The definition of intervention is quite broad and has been the subject of extensive debate in scientific studiesin terms of the United Nations UN international law. Ukraine is located in a strategically important are a between the European Union EU, Russia and Turkeys Black Sea Region. As a result of the east ward expansion strategy of the EU and NATO, Ukraines desireto join the EU and NATO has been a factor causing tension for Russia. After the President of Ukraine Yanukovych announced that he would not participate in the Association negotiations with the EU in 2013, the demonstrations that started in the Independence Square in Kiev led to an internal crisis. With the intervention of Russia in Crimea, this internal crisis has reached an international dimension. In this context, the Ukraine crisis has shown that Russia will once again challenge the international community and international law as to the changes that may occur in its post-Cold War environment. From this point of view, the aim of this study is to examine the factors that generated Russias intervention in Crimea. In addition, it is to investigate the effectiveness of the interventions and their compliance with international law, taking into account the EU-NATO effect. Although Russia, with its intervention in Crimea, provided arguments to justify the reasons for the annexation of Crimea to Russia after the independence referendum, the absence of an effective solution in the current international legal system paved the way for Russias intervention.

 Müdahalenin tanımı veya meşru müdahalenin kapsamıyla ilgili uluslararası hukukta görüş birliği mevcut değildir. Müdahale tanımı oldukça geniştir ve Birleşmiş Milletler BM uluslararası hukukla ilgili bilimsel çalışmalarda kapsamlı tartışmaların konusu olmuştur. Ukrayna, Avrupa Birliği AB, Rusya ve Türkiyenin Karadeniz Bölgesi arasında stratejik açıdan oldukça önemli bir alanda yer almaktadır. AB ve NATOnun doğuya doğru genişleme stratejisi sonucu Ukraynanın AB ve NATOya katılma arzusu Rusya için gerilime yol açan bir unsur olmuştur. Ukrayna devlet başkanı Yanukoviçin 2013 yılında AB ile Ortaklık görüşmelerine katılmayacağını bildirmesi üzerine Kievde Bağımsızlık Meydanında başlayan gösteriler iç krize yol açmıştır. Rusyanın Kırıma müdahale etmesiyle bu iç kriz uluslararası bir boyuta ulaşmıştır. Bu bağlamda Ukrayna krizi, Rusyanın uluslararası topluma ve uluslararası hukuka Soğuk Savaş sonrası çevresinde meydana gelebilecek değişikliklere yeniden meydan okuyacağını göstermiştir. Buradan hareketle çalışmada amaçlanan Rusyanın Kırıma müdahalesinin gerçekleşmesine yol açan unsurları incelemektir. Ayrıca, müdahalelerin etkinliğini, uluslararası hukuka uygunluğunu AB-NATO etkisini de göz önünde bulundurarak araştırmaktır. Rusya, Kırıma müdahale etmesiyle Kırımın bağımsızlık referandumu sonrası Rusyaya bağlanma gerekçelerini uluslararası toplum karşısında haklı çıkarmak için argümanlar sağlasa da mevcut uluslararası hukuk sistemi içerisinde etkin bir çözüm bulunmaması Rusyanın müdahalesine zemin hazırlamıştır.

Article Details

CRIMEA INTERVENTION OF RUSSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE-EU-NATO RELATIONSHIP

Authors:

Aslı Büşra Kurakcı | Rumeysa Dursun

Publisher:

Giresun University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası İlişkiler

Journal:

Giresun Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.84-107

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001294878

pISSN:

2149-3391

Intervention

EU-NATO

Russia

Ukraine

CrimeaMüdahale

AB-NATO

Rusya

Ukrayna

Kırım

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Authors: Aslı Büşra Kurakcı | Rumeysa Dursun

Publisher: Giresun University

Main Topics: Uluslararası İlişkiler

Journal: Giresun Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.84-107

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001294878

pISSN: 2149-3391

Issues

Authors:

Aslı Büşra Kurakcı | Rumeysa Dursun

Publisher:

Giresun University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası İlişkiler

Journal:

Giresun Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.84-107

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001294878

pISSN:

2149-3391