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Author-Name: Mihai-Codruț Ghinea
Author-Email: ghinea.codrut@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
Title: Importanța geostrategică a Ucrainei în masterplanul Federației Ruse
Abstract: After the collapse of the former communist colossus USSR, the Russian Federation
constantly acted on the political scene of international relations in the direction of
regaining the quality of a world power – and, implicitly, a formidable opponent and/or
an equal partner at the negotiation table for the Western states. Thus, through its
destabilizing actions that it undertakes in the Black Sea Region, Russia becomes a factor
in undermining the order of international relations at the regional level, echoing in the
entire international political system.
In this article, I want to investigate the geostrategic importance of Ukraine for
the Russian Federation’s long-term plans. Therefore, I aim to explore the way in which
Russia decided to defy the rules established in the international relations system and to
act aggressively towards Ukraine – in a first stage, taking the decision to illegally annex
Crimea (March 2014) to Russia – a form of a hybrid war (the mixture of illicit means of
action with elements specific to organized crime and acts of terrorism), respectively to
invade the Ukrainian state with the army (February 2022), called by Russian officials
special operation to denazify Ukraine.
From this perspective, analyzing in a comparative way the actions of Russia
undertaken in Ukraine (the annexation of Crimea phase vs. invasion/ military action
phase) will allow revealing some specific elements of the modus operandi of the Russian
Federation and also the geostrategic importance of the Ukraine for Russia.
The findings of the research, when combined with theoretical elements from
the field of international relations and geopolitics theory, are likely to lead to the
identification of the geostrategic importance of Ukraine for Russia. Additionally, it may
reveal operational patterns of the Kremlin in Ukraine, which could be replicated in other
states within the Black Sea Region.
Classification-JEL: F51, F52, D74
Keywords: Russia, Ukraine, international politics, diplomacy, foreign policy, smart power, Black Sea
Journal: Intelligence și cultura de securitate
Pages: 123-136
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Year: 2024
File-URL: https://www.animv.ro/RePEc/mvn/incsec/ICS_1_2024_3_123-136.pdf
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