Ukraina jako strefa wpływów Turcji i Rosji
Ukraine as a sphere of influence of Turkey and Russia

Summary/Abstract: The cognitive aim of the publication is to analyze Ukraine as a sphere of influence of Turkeyand Russia. The analysis is intended to expand knowledge about Ukraine as a space of geopoliticalimportance, the interests of Turkey and Russia and their geopolitical strategies to-wards Ukraine. The following research hypotheses will be verified in the article. Firstly, forboth Turkey and Russia, Ukraine is their sphere of influence. For Turkey, the geostrategic im-portance of Ukraine is determined mainly by its location in the Black Sea region. By buildinga strong position in this area and cooperating with the countries of the region – includingUkraine – the Turks guarantee themselves access to the geopolitically important Bosphorusand Dardanelles straits. For the Russians, however, an independent Ukraine cooperating withWestern structures means the end of the effective implementation of imperial policy, the maingoal of which is to divide Europe into spheres of influence in force during the Cold War andto build the so-called great Russia. Secondly, the intersection of conflicting interests on theterritory of Ukraine of two important geopolitical “players”: Turkey and Russia, in the longrun, excludes the possibility of their strategic cooperation, and also confirms the importanceof Ukraine as a space over which geopolitical competition takes place between the above enti-ties, and in a broader sense perspective between Russia and the West. The article will first ofall present the geopolitical importance of Ukraine. Secondly, the identified interests of Turkeyand Russia in the context of their geopolitical competition for influence in Ukraine. Thirdly, thegeopoliti­ cal strategies of both countries towards Ukraine are analyzed, along with the processof their implementation.

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