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This is a list of the violent political and ethnic conflicts in the countries of the former Soviet Union following its dissolution in 1991. Some of these conflicts such as the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis or the 2013–2014 Euromaidan protests in Ukraine were due to political crises in the successor states. Others involved separatist ...
Due to the post-Soviet conflicts, several disputed states with varying degrees of international recognition have emerged within the territory of the former Soviet Union. These include: Transnistria , an unrecognized Russian-backed state in eastern Moldova; and Abkhazia and South Ossetia , two partially recognized Russian-backed states in ...
These disputes are primarily an aspect of the post-Soviet conflicts, and have led to some countries losing parts of their sovereign territory to what a large portion of the international community designates as a Russian military occupation, regardless of what their status is in Russian law. The term is applied to: Moldova – in Transnistria,
Conflict Start date End date Western Bloc related Eastern Bloc related Region The attack on the Soviet naval presence: 1961: 1968: Albania: Soviet Union Supported by: Warsaw Pact: Bulgaria Czechoslovakia East Germany Hungary Poland: Southeast Europe: 1960 U-2 incident: May 1, 1960: May 1, 1960: United States: Soviet Union: Eastern Europe: Congo ...
2003 Tuzla Island conflict (15 P) Pages in category "Conflicts in territory of the former Soviet Union" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
Azerbaijan has received diplomatic support, namely for its territorial integrity, from three post-Soviet states that have territorial disputes: Ukraine, [481] Georgia, [482] and Moldova. [483] These three countries and Azerbaijan form the GUAM organization and support the Azerbaijani position in the format as well. [484]
In international relations, a frozen conflict is a situation in which active armed conflict has been brought to an end, but no peace treaty or other political framework resolves the conflict to the satisfaction of the combatants. Therefore, legally the conflict can start again at any moment, creating an environment of insecurity and instability.
Three other post-Soviet states signed in 1993 and the treaty took effect in 1994 and lasted 5 years. When the treaty was subsequently renewed, three countries withdrew, leaving Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan as members. In December 1993, the CIS Armed Forces Headquarters was abolished. [76]