NATO STANDARTLARINDA BİR DENİZ KUVVETLERİ İNŞASI: UKRAYNA 2035 DENİZ STRATEJİSİ ÖRNEĞİ
THE BUILD-UP OF NAVAL FORCES WITH NATO STANDARDS: THE CASE OF UKRAINE'S 2035 STRATEGY OF THE NAVAL FORCES

Summary/Abstract: Its coasts in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, its proximity to energy reserves, and its transit country location in the transportation of Russian and Central Asian energy resources to Europe make Ukraine a key actor in sustainable security in the region. Ukraine, which has been developing a partnership with NATO since 1991 when it gained its independence, has instrumentalized its cooperation with NATO within the scope of military, political and geopolitical scope in order to soften the autocratic tendencies in the country on the one hand and to balance the pressures from Russia on the other hand. Ukraine, with its 2,759 km of coastline and more than 72,000 km² of exclusive economic zones, is a state whose military and economic national interests are closely linked to the seas. Therefore, it is critical for Ukraine to have a modern and developed naval force with the ability to move at sea. However, with the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, 70% of the Ukrainian Navy was destroyed, and the large-scale military operation launched by Russia against Ukraine in 2022 revealed the vital importance of the Ukrainian Navy again. The aim of this study is to analyze the 2035 Naval Strategy Document published by Ukraine and to examine the objectives of the reforms included in the document, which include NATO standards, principles, and values. The Ukrainian Navy aims to build a modern and advanced naval force in NATO standards by 2035 and to realize a force structure with offshore mobility.

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