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Vol. 73 No. 4 (2020): Oligarchia po transformacji

Rosja i jej sąsiedzi

Turkish policy vis-à-vis the Black Sea – relations with Ukraine and soft balancing against Russia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35757/SM.2020.73.4.05
Submitted: September 11, 2021
Published: June 8, 2021

Abstract

Against the backdrop of Turkish-Russian cooperative rivalry – an ambiguous relationship fraught with strategic competition on the one hand, and driven by cooperation in key areas (energy, defence) on the other, the article surveys the growing interdependencies between Turkey and Ukraine and seeks to answer the question whether closer bonds – political and military – between these two countries could be seen as a strategy of soft balancing against Russia. On a broader level, the article speculates on the complex nature of Turkey-Russia relations, which have become increasingly volatile, transactional, opportunistic and compartmentalized.

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