Ukraine and NATO: The Evolving Strategic Partnership

Journal of Strategic Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1-30

  Kuzio, Taras ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032344878     PISSN: 01402390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402399808437715     Document Type: Article

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2. See F. Stephen Larrabee, 'Ukraine's Balancing Act', Survival 38/2 (Summer 1996) pp. 143-65.
3. Intelnews, 5 Nov. 1997.
4. Interview with B. Tarasiuk in Vysoky Zamok, 13 Feb. 1997.
5. Interview with Ukraine's then Ambassador to Benelux and NATO, B. Tarasiuk, Brussels, 2 February 1998.
6. Narodna Armiya, 5 Dec. 1995.
7. Ukrainian Weekly, 20 July 1997.
8. P. Terrence Hopman, Stephen D. Shenfield and Dominique Arel, Integration and Disintegration in the Former Soviet Union: Implications for Regional and Global Security, Occasional Paper 30 (Providence, RI: Brown U. 1997) p.58.
9. Interfax, 23 April 1997.
10. Uriadovyi Kurier, 28 March 1996.
11. President L. Kuchma as quoted by UNIAN, 2-3 Feb. 1997.
12. Focus, 14 July 1997.
13. Vysokyi Zamok, 30 May 1997.
14. Interfax-Ukraine, 27 March 1997.
15. See, for example, Vasyl' Shkliar, 'Komu Zahrozhue NATO?', Vechirnyi Kyiv 26 Sept. 1996.
16. Chas, 24 March 1995.
17. See T. Kuzio, 'NATO Enlargement: The View from the East', European Security 6/1 (Spring 1997) pp.48-62.
18. Ukrainian Weekly, 9 Feb. 1997.
19. Oleksandr Potekhin and Olena Parakhonska, 'Ukraine and NATO: An Elite Poll', A Political Portrait of Ukraine, no.8, 1997, pp.26-38.
20. Ukrainian Centre for Peace, Conversion and Conflict Studies, 'Foreign and Security Policy. Ukrainian Expert Poll, October-December 1997'. Copy in the author's possession.
21. Ibid.
22. Serhiy Pirozhkov and Volodymyr Chumak, 'Ukraine and NATO', Ukrainian Review 42/3 (Autumn 1995) p.15.
23. See the comments by the secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council, Horbulin, who objected to Romanian membership of NATO due to its territorial claims against Northern Bukovina, Southern Bessarabia and Zmeinyi (Serpent) Island in Ukraine (UNIAN, 13 May 1995).
24. Ukraiina moloda, 8 July 1997.
25. Holos Ukraiiny, 14 May 1997.
26. See T. Kuzio, 'Europe or Eurasia? National Identity, Transformation and Ukrainian Foreign Policy', Journal of Communist Studies & Transition Politics 14/4 (Dec. 1998), forthcoming.
27. Nezavisimost, 7 Oct. 1997.
28. See the interviews with Ukrainian Popular Movement (Rukh) leading member Ivan Zayets, deputy head of the parliamentary committee on Foreign and CIS Affairs, in Za vilnu ukraiinu, 22 April and Interfax news agency, 18 July 1997.
29. See the interview with I. Zayets in Khreshchatyk, 12 April 1997.
30. Holos Ukraiiny, 26 March 1997.
31. Holos Ukraiiny, 14 May 1997.
32. Ukraiina moloda, 8 July 1997.
33. Vechirniy Sevastopol as quoted by Intelnews, 20 Oct. 1997.
34. Den', 18 April 1997.
35. Potekhin and Parakhonska (note 19).
36. Uriadovyi Kurier, 17 May 1997.
37. A Eurobarometer poll found that 70 and 80 per cent of Poles and Romanians respectively backed NATO membership (Reuters, 25 March 1997).
38. Kievskiye vedomosti. 19 Jan. 1994.
39. Evhen Golovakha and Ilko Kucheriv, 'NATO and Public Opinion in Ukraine', A Political Portrait of Ukraine, no.8, 1997.
40. See T. Kuzio, 'The Domestic Sources of Ukrainian Foreign policy', in Theofil Kis, Irena Makaryk, Roman Weretelnyk (eds.) Towards a New Ukraine 1. Ukraine and the New World Order, 1991-1996 (Ottawa: Chair of Ukrainian Studies, U. of Ottawa, 1997) pp.29-48.
41. Uriadovyi Kurier, 26 July 1997.
42. See T. Kuzio, Ukraine. State and Nation Building. Societies in Transition Series 9 (London, NY: Routledge 1998).
43. UPI, 7 Dec. 1994.
44. Washington Post, 23 Nov. 1994.
45. Golovakha and Kucheriv, 'NATO and Public Opinion in Ukraine' (note 39).
46. See the alarmist Russian commentary 'Ukraine Strives to be Closer to the West. At the Same Time a Certain Portion of the Kyiv Political Establishment is Trying to Distance Itself From Partnership with Russia' (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 25 July 1996).
47. Interfax-Ukraine, 26 Nov. 1996.
48. Ukraine joined the Non-Aligned Movement with an observer status on 25 Sept. 1996.
49. Reuters, 26 May 1995.
50. Molod' Ukraiiny, 27 July 1997.
51. A Russian newspaper commentary in the government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta (29 May 1997) complained that, 'It is the Ukrainian leadership who is preparing to act as the collective petitioner in favour of retaining NATO's "open status".'
52. Ukrainian Weekly, 5 Feb. 1995.
53. Reuters, 23 May 1995.
54. Flag Rodiny, 8 Sept. 1995.
55. Pirozhkov and Chumak (note 22) p. 14.
56. Segodnya, 15 Sept. 1994.
57. ITAR-TASS, 26 Nov. 1994.
58. Wall Street Journal, 7-8 Jan. 1994.
59. Reuters, 16 Feb. 1995.
60. UNIAN, 13 March 1995.
61. Interfax, and UNIAN, 3 Dec. 1994.
62. Reuters, 21 March 1996. See also the interview with Czech President Vaslav Havel: 'Chy mrie Chekhiya pro yademu zbroiu?', Holos Ukraiiny, 6 Nov. 1996.
63. Reuters, 21 March 1996. See also the interview with Czech President Vaslav Havel: 'Chy mrie Chekhiya pro yademu zbroiu?', Holos Ukraiiny, 6 Nov. 1996.
64. Kievskiye vedomostie, 20 July 1996.
65. UPI, 7 Dec. 1994.
66. Narodna Armiya, 6 Sept. 1994.
67. Reuters, 24 May 1995.
68. Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 21 June 1995.
69. ITAR-TASS,. 14 April 1995.
70. Zolota Vorota, no.3, 1994, pp.30-1.
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73. Interfax, 22 May 1997.
74. Interfax, 2 July 1997.
75. Rossivskaya Gazeta, 23 Sept. 1995.
76. Molod' Ukraiiny, 27 June 1997.
77. NTV, 2 June 1997. Article 6 of the Ukrainian-Russian inter-state treaty states that, 'Neither high contracting party shall participate in or support any kind of action directed against the other high contacting party, nor conclude with third parties any kind of agreement directed against the other party. Neither party shall allow its territory to be used to the detriment of the security of the other party' (ITAR-TASS, 31 May 1997).'
78. NTV, 2 June 1997. Article 6 of the Ukrainian-Russian inter-state treaty states that, 'Neither high contracting party shall participate in or support any kind of action directed against the other high contacting party, nor conclude with third parties any kind of agreement directed against the other party. Neither party shall allow its territory to be used to the detriment of the security of the other party' (ITAR-TASS, 31 May 1997).'
79. Reuters, 11 May 1995.
80. Reuters, 11 May 1995.
81. Reuters, 23 May 1995.
82. Reuters, 3 May 1995.
83. Ukrainian Television, 19 May 1995.
84. Reuters, 1 June 1995. See also Uriadovyi Kurier, 3 June 1995.
85. Reuters, 1 June 1995. See also Uriadovyi Kurier, 3 June 1995.
86. See Hennadiy Udovenko, 'European Stability and NATO enlargement: Ukraine's perspective', NATO Review 43/6 (Nov. 1995).
87. Vechirnyi Kyiv, 8 Feb. 1996.
88. Reuters, 8 Feb. 1994.
89. See the views of Kravchuk's former presidential adviser on foreign affairs, Anton Buteiko, currently Deputy Foreign Minister (AP, 7 Feb. 1994).
90. Reuters, 8 Feb. 1994.
91. Ukrainian Weekly, 13 Feb. 1994.
92. UNIAN, 25 May 1994.
93. Holos Ukraiiny, 19 Feb. 1994.
94. Reuters, 2 Jan. 1997.
95. Holos Ukraiiny, 14 June 1994.
96. Narodna Armiya, 11 Feb. 1994.
97. Zolota Vorota, no.3, 1994, p.29.
98. Carroll Bogert, 'Ukraine. Newfound Sweethearts', Newsweek, 4 Nov. 1996.
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100. Focus, 14 July 1997.
101. Die Presse, 21 July 1997.
102. Reuters, 3 Feb. 1997.
103. Reuters, 4 July 1997.
104. Novaya Gazeta, 2-8 June 1997.
105. Jamestown Monitor, 10 July 1997.
106. Ukrainian Weekly, 13 July 1997.
107. Washington Post, 23 Nov. 1994.
108. UPI, 7 Dec. 1994.
109. For a discussion of these issues see A. Goncharenko, Ukrainian-Russian Relations: An Unequal Partnership. RUSI Whitehall Paper 32 (London: Royal United Services Inst. 1995).
110. Reuters, 23 May 1995.
111. UPI, 7 Dec. 1994.
112. Reuters, 23 May 1995.
113. See the article by Oleh Oliynyk entitled 'Razom z Yevropiu. Razom z NATO' ('Together with Europe. Together with NATO') in the government newspaper Uriadovyi Kurier, 5 Jan. 1998.
114. Ukrainian Centre for Peace, Conversion and Conflict Resolution Studies (note 20).
115. Uriadovyi Kurier, 25 March 1997.
116. RFE/RL Newsline, 25 June 1997.
117. V. Horbulin in UNIAN, 6-7 June and O. Kuzmuk as quoted by Den', 7 May 1997.
118. V. Horbulin in UNIAN, 6-7 June and O. Kuzmuk as quoted by Den', 7 May 1997.
119. Holos Ukraiiny, 3 Sept. 1996.
120. Intelnews, 4 Feb. 1997.
121. Reuters, 6 Nov. 1996.
122. See T. Kuzio, 'Russia Still Threat to Ukraine's Stability', Wall Street Journal Europe, 7 Nov. 1996.