States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key Features

The main goal of the paper is to reveal, to compare and to summarize the essence of Russian political approaches toward particular cases of states with limited recognition and also to define in global scale whether the stance undergoes transformation or it could be considered as an attitude unique i...

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Main Authors: V. S. Yagya, I. A. Antonova
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Language:English
Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 2020-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/1241
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description The main goal of the paper is to reveal, to compare and to summarize the essence of Russian political approaches toward particular cases of states with limited recognition and also to define in global scale whether the stance undergoes transformation or it could be considered as an attitude unique in each special matter when Moscow simultaneously supports independence of South Caucasian Republics and does not recognize Kosovo. The authors believe that there is strong need for Russia of an elaborated strategy based on a robust academic research. The authors outline two de facto approaches to secessionist formations practically applied by contemporary members of international society: international law approach and geopolitical approach. Summing up all the peculiarities of Russian position they assert that Moscow mostly keeps to geopolitical approach towards factual secessions rather international law approach, but in case of Kosovo, Palestine, South Ossetia and Abkhazia it resorts to international law approach. The authors also provisionally divide all contemporary secessionist formations in Russian policy into three groups according to priority ranking and provide results of a detailed content-analysis of Russian foreign policy formal documents and politicians statements that reveal a wide range of appellations concerning secessionist formations. The characteristics testify the fact that Russia strictly keeps to the position of territorial integrity principle respect. Finally, the authors produce two forecasts of further Russian policy towards factual secessions and conclude that Russian policy of consideration each factual secession should continue being individual as fruitful, consistent, deliberate and ensuring more profitable conditions in the context of international cooperation and security.
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spelling doaj-art-4f6dc94bc8d3443ea9b711e20c2a623f2025-08-20T03:37:54ZengJurist, Publishing GroupСравнительная политика2221-32792412-49902020-11-011149210510.24411/2221-3279-2020-10051751States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key FeaturesV. S. Yagya0I. A. Antonova1Saint Petersburg State UniversitySaint Petersburg State UniversityThe main goal of the paper is to reveal, to compare and to summarize the essence of Russian political approaches toward particular cases of states with limited recognition and also to define in global scale whether the stance undergoes transformation or it could be considered as an attitude unique in each special matter when Moscow simultaneously supports independence of South Caucasian Republics and does not recognize Kosovo. The authors believe that there is strong need for Russia of an elaborated strategy based on a robust academic research. The authors outline two de facto approaches to secessionist formations practically applied by contemporary members of international society: international law approach and geopolitical approach. Summing up all the peculiarities of Russian position they assert that Moscow mostly keeps to geopolitical approach towards factual secessions rather international law approach, but in case of Kosovo, Palestine, South Ossetia and Abkhazia it resorts to international law approach. The authors also provisionally divide all contemporary secessionist formations in Russian policy into three groups according to priority ranking and provide results of a detailed content-analysis of Russian foreign policy formal documents and politicians statements that reveal a wide range of appellations concerning secessionist formations. The characteristics testify the fact that Russia strictly keeps to the position of territorial integrity principle respect. Finally, the authors produce two forecasts of further Russian policy towards factual secessions and conclude that Russian policy of consideration each factual secession should continue being individual as fruitful, consistent, deliberate and ensuring more profitable conditions in the context of international cooperation and security.https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/1241states with limited recognitionunrecognized statesdiplomatic recognitionsecessionist formationsrussian foreign policyterritorial integrityright to self-determination
spellingShingle V. S. Yagya
I. A. Antonova
States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key Features
Сравнительная политика
states with limited recognition
unrecognized states
diplomatic recognition
secessionist formations
russian foreign policy
territorial integrity
right to self-determination
title States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key Features
title_full States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key Features
title_fullStr States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key Features
title_full_unstemmed States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key Features
title_short States with Limited Recognition in Russian Foreign Policy: Comparative Analysis of Key Features
title_sort states with limited recognition in russian foreign policy comparative analysis of key features
topic states with limited recognition
unrecognized states
diplomatic recognition
secessionist formations
russian foreign policy
territorial integrity
right to self-determination
url https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/1241
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