Transnistria and Ukraine’s security Cover Image

Naddniestrze a bezpieczeństwo Ukrainy
Transnistria and Ukraine’s security

Author(s): Marcin Kosienkowski
Subject(s): Regional Geography, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Collegium Civitas
Keywords: Ukraine; Transnistria; quasi-state; Russia, national security

Summary/Abstract: The paper seeks to answer how Ukraine perceives the neighboring quasi-state of Transnistria in the context of its national security and how the 2014 Ukrainian-Russian conflict has influenced that perception. It finds that previously Transnistria – a pro-Russian region with Russian troops and security service – was assessed by Ukraine as a low-risk threat, but that because of the conflict, the quasi-state has been identified by Ukraine as a direct threat to its security and territorial integrity.

  • Issue Year: 1/2014
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 93-104
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish