POLISH-UKRAINIAN MILITARY UNITS IN THE YEARS 1991-2018
The history and traditions of Polish-Ukrainian military contacts are as rich as the relations between the two nations. Intensive military cooperation dates back to the mid-16th century and is connected with the pursuit of the military capabilities of the Cossacks. The next chapter of Polish-Ukrainia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwo Akademii Sztuki Wojennej
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Security and Defence Quarterly |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/sdq/POLISH-UKRAINIAN-MILITARY-UNITS-IN-THE-YEARS-n1991-2018,103318,0,2.html |
| Summary: | The history and traditions of Polish-Ukrainian military contacts are as rich as the relations
between the two nations. Intensive military cooperation dates back to the mid-16th century
and is connected with the pursuit of the military capabilities of the Cossacks. The next
chapter of Polish-Ukrainian military cooperation started just after the end of the First
World War. The state authorities, analysing the political and military situation, noticed the
importance of Ukraine for the future balance of power in Europe and its impact on Poland’s
security in the east. The leader of the Ukrainian National Republic (UNR), ataman Symon
Petlura, had a similar approach. The need for joint action in the face of growing threat led
both parties to intensify negotiations and to sign a political and military agreement.
The findings made on 14 January 1992 during the visit of the Minister of Defence of
Ukraine, Colonel Konstantin Morozov, to Poland should be regarded as the beginning
of contemporary military contacts with Ukraine. In formal terms, the legal basis for
cooperation was the agreement on this matter, signed on 3 February 1993 in Kiev. In its
framework, both parties agreed to develop, inter alia, training and training-operational
cooperation. It was intended to be implemented through contacts between units stationed
in the border regions, transferring the main effort to the lower levels of command. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-8741 2544-994X |