Polonya’nın Rusya-Ukrayna Savaşına Yönelik Politikası

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Rusya-Ukrayna savaşı uluslararası sistemi etkiyen, yeni Soğuk Savaş söylemini ön plana çıkaran ve Rusya-Batı ilişkilerini temelinden sarsan bir olay olarak değerlendirildi. 24 Şubat 2022’de başlayan savaş Avrupa ülkelerinin savunma konseptini gözden geçirmelerinden, yeni güvenlik garantileri aramalarına kadar bir dizi gelişmeye yol açtı. Ülkelerin Rusya-Ukrayna savaşından etkilenmeleri bulundukları coğrafyaya, savaşan taraflarla ilişkilerine, ittifaklarına ve tarihi tecrübelerine göre farklılık gösterdi. Ülkelerin Rusya’dan algıladıkları tehdit düzeyi de savaşa yönelik politikalarını etkiledi. Bu noktada Polonya tarihi, coğrafi ve siyasi nedenlerle Rusya’dan en fazla tehdit algılayan ülkelerden birisi olarak, Ukrayna’ya destek olunması için dünyayı harekete geçirmeye çalışan ülke oldu. Özellikle NATO ittifakı içinde bu noktada en aktif ülkeydi. Bu makalede Polonya’nın Rusya-Ukrayna savaşına yönelik politikası analiz edilerek bu politikanın nedenleri ortaya konmaya çalışılacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Polonya
• Rusya
• Ukrayna
• NATO
• ABD

Poland’s Policy Towards the Russia-Ukraine War

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The Russia-Ukraine war was evaluated as an event that affected the international system, brought the new Cold War discourse to the forefront and shook the foundations of Russia-West relations. The war that started on February 24, 2022 led to a series of developments, from European countries reviewing their defense concepts to seeking new security guarantees. The impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on countries varied according to their geography, their relations with the warring parties, their alliances and their historical experiences. The level of threat that countries perceived from Russia also affected their policies towards the war. At this point, Poland, as one of the countries that perceived the greatest threat from Russia due to historical, geographical and political reasons, became the country that tried to mobilize the world to support Ukraine. It was the most active country at this point, especially within the NATO alliance. This article will analyze Poland's policy towards the Russia-Ukraine war and try to reveal the reasons for this policy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Poland
• Russia
• Ukraine
• NATO
• US

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