title: Turkey and Ukraine's Strategic Positioning
abstract: The geopolitical positioning of Ukraine and Turkey between the European Union (EU) and Russia holds significant implications for their economies. The analysis first highlights how Turkey’s balancing act between the West and Russia has been further complicated by the war in Ukraine, offering both challenges and opportunities in economic, energy, and military fields. The chapter then turns to Ukraine showing how the annexation of the Crimea and military intervention in Donbas in 2014 prompted exte