Russo-Turkish War and the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (1768–1774)
The use of Ukrainian resources and Cossack regiments for victory over the Ottomans on the Danube. The diplomatic severing of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire through the recognition of a fictitious "independence": under Article III of the treaty, "All the Tatar peoples: the Crimean, Budjak, Kuban, Yedisan, Jamboyluk, and Yedichkul, without exception, are to be recognized by both empires as free and entirely independent of any outside power"[1] – this "independence" became the prologue to the annexation of the peninsula nine years later.
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire | 2 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0009 | Diplomacy | 1 |
| S0010 | Regular Army | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
The use of Ukrainian Cossack regiments in the imperial war against the Ottoman Empire. The merits of the Zaporozhians and their kish otaman Kalnyshevsky in this war "were recognized by the tsarist government and the empress, who awarded him a gold medal with diamonds"[2] – which saved neither him nor the Sich from reprisal right after the victory.
The signing of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca: the diplomatic severing of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire through fictitious "independence" – "neither the Russian court nor the Ottoman Porte shall interfere in the election and elevation of the said khan, nor in their domestic, political, civil, and internal affairs under any pretext"[1] – in preparation for the subsequent annexation.