Topic summary
2003 Tuzla Island conflict
Vladimir PutinMikhail Kasyanov
Leonid KuchmaViktor YanukovychPersonal
Prime Minister of Ukraine (1992–1993)
President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
Tenure
First term
(1994–1999)
- Multi-Vector Policy
- Constitution
- Denuclearisation
- United States v. Lazarenko
- Monetary reform (1996)
- Russian–Ukrainian Friendship Treaty
Second term
(1999–2005)
Post-presidency
Controversies and protests
Elections
A dispute over Tuzla Island in the Kerch Strait arose between Russia and Ukraine in 2003, sparked by unannounced Russian construction of a causeway from their side of the strait toward the island, which is Ukrainian territory. Russians offered various reasons for building the causeway, but Ukraine saw it as a threat to their territorial integrity. The dispute raised fears of an armed confrontation, but a settlement was negotiated.