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NATO'S MISTAKES THAT PAVED THE WAY FOR RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS

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  • Karadeniz Araştırmaları Dergisi

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  • 2015
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.12787/KARAM940

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Abstract (2. Language): 
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis has been the second biggest crisis between NATO and Russia in five years. Russia occupied Georgia, a NATO candidate, in 2008 and officially recognized two breakaway regions threatening Georgia's territorial integrity. Five years later, Russia threatened the territorial integrity of Ukraine, another NATO candidate, illegaly annexing Crimea and supporting separatists in the Eastern part of the country. The Western World and NATO have been condemning Russia because of its role. There is no doubt about Russia's role in the crisis. However NATO has to admit that its mistakes during and after the 2008 Russia-Georgia War played an important part in the new Crisis. NATO's posture with regard to Russian behaviour during the 2008 War was not strong enough to deter Russia from again challenging and confronting the Alliance and the whole western World.
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Abstract (Original Language): 
Rusya-Ukrayna krizi NATO ile Rusya arasında son beş yılda yaşanan ikinci büyük kriz olmuştur. Rusya 2008 yılında NATO üye adayı Gürcistan’ı işgal etmiş ve ülkenin toprak bütünlüğünü tehdit ederek iki ayrılıkçı bölgeyi resmen tanımıştır. Beş yıl sonra ise Kırım’ı yasadışı bir şekilde ilhak ederek ve ülkenin doğusundaki ayrılıkçı grupları destekleyerek diğer bir NATO üye adayı olan Ukrayna’nın toprak bütünlüğünü tehdit etmektedir. Batı dünyası ve NATO Rusya’yı krizdeki sorumluluğundan dolayı eleştirmeye devam etmektedir. Krizde Rusya’- nın sorumluluğuna ilişkin kuşku bulunmamaktadır. Ancak NATO 2008 Rus-Gürcü savaşı sırasında ve sonrasında yaptığı hataların yeni krizde önemli rol oynadığını kabul etmek durumundadır. NATO’nun 2008 savaşında Rusya’ya karşı tavrı Rusya’yı İttifak’a ve tüm Batı dünyasına meydan okumaktan ve karşı karşıya gelmeten caydıracak kadar güçlü olmamıştır.
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