Political Reflections of the Ukraine-Russia War

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 2, 38 - 59, 29.12.2022

Ersoy Önder

Öz

On February 24, 2022, the Ukraine-Russia war started with the announcement of the Russian leader Putin on television that they had started to invade Ukraine. With the start of the war, the intense support of the West, led by the USA, to Ukraine caused the world to evolve into bipolarity again, and security policies began to come to the fore again. While many states condemn the operational activities of Russia, which they call "Special Operations" and their opponents describe as "Putin's War", some countries have chosen to play a neutral role in the conflict. The aim of this study is to examine the political positions of some main actor states regarding this war, to reveal their political understandings from the statements of political authorities and to analyze the effects of these policies on world politics and the war in Ukraine. In this context, the political reflections of Turkey, USA, China, India, Germany and England, which have regional and global effects, are examined.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Rusya, Ukrayna, Savaş, İki Kutupluluk, Özel Harekat., Russia, Ukraine, War, Bipolar, Special Operations

Ukrayna-Rusya Savaşının Politik Yansımaları

Öz

24 Şubat 2022 tarihinde Rusya lideri Putin’in Ukrayna'yı istilaya başladıklarını televizyondan duyurmasıyla, Ukrayna-Rusya savaşı başlamıştır. Savaşın başlamasıyla, ABD liderliğindeki Batı’nın Ukrayna’ya göstermiş olduğu yoğun destek, dünyanın yeniden iki kutupluluğa evrilmesine yol açmış, güvenlikçi politikalar yeniden öne çıkmaya başlamıştır. Rusya'nın "Özel Harekat" olarak adlandırdığı, karşıtlarının ise ‘Putin’in Savaşı” olarak betimlediği operasyonel faaliyetlerini bir çok devlet kınarken, bazı ülkeler çatışmada tarafsız bir rol oynamayı seçmişlerdir. Bu çalışmadaki amaç, bazı ana aktör devletlerin bu savaşla ilgili siyasi pozisyonlarını incelemek, siyasi otoritelerin beyanlarından politik anlayışlarını ortaya koymak ve bu politikaların dünya siyaseti ile Ukrayna'daki savaşa etkilerini analiz etmektir. Bu çerçevede, bölgesel ve küresel etkileri olan Türkiye, ABD, Çin, Hindistan, Almanya ve İngiltere’nin politik yansımaları irdelenmştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Rusya, Ukrayna, Savaş, İki Kutupluluk, Özel Harekat., Russia, Ukraine, War, Bipolar, Special Operations

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