Karadeniz’de Rusya-ABD Rekabeti ve Ukrayna Krizi
Russian-Us Competition in the Black Sea and the Ukrainian Crisis

Summary/Abstract: The competition between western states and Russian Federation in Eastern Europe, in Caucasia and in the Black Sea has been aggravated since the Ukrainian crisis started in 2014. NATO’s efforts to expand towards Russian borders since the end of the Cold War, especially its insistence for the membership of Georgia and Ukraine, resulted in the harsh reaction by Russia underlining that Russia regards membership of Ukraine and Georgia as a main threat against its national security. US efforts for European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) project and finally US withdrawal from the INF Treaty also aggravated the situation in the region. Both sides reinforced their military presence in the Black Sea to a great extent, including deployment of nuclear capable fighters. Turkey, as a NATO ally and an important partner with Russia, has been pursuing a balance policy especially focusing on the reversing the efforts of western states to revise 1936 Montreaux Convention. This article analyses the fierce competition between NATO/US and Russia in the Black Sea and the impacts of the Ukrainian crisis on the competition.

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