After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the cooperation of several post-Soviet states with Western organizations (WTO, NATO, EU), Russia perceived these actions as a threat to its power geopolitics in the region (Roslycky, 2011, 299). Since his election, Putin has worked to restore Russia's political, economic and geostrategic assets lost after the collapse of the Soviet Union. One of the pillars of its strategy is regional control of the foreign policy of neighboring countries. This was seen in Georgia, which aspired to become a member of NATO, and in Ukraine, when the president was about to sign a trade agreement with the European Union (Aron, 2013). After the overthrow of former Ukrainian President Yanukovych, Russia moved quickly. in order to regain control of strategic Crimea. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea is a peninsula in southern Ukraine extending to the Black Sea and has a population of approximately 2.5 million people, 60% of whom are of Russian origin; in addition, Crimean Tatars, brutally deported to Central Asia by Stalin during World War II, represent approximately 10-12% of the population (Varettoni, 2011, 89). Crimea was part of the Russian Empire since 1783 but was transferred to Ukraine. as a gift from Nikita Khrushchev in 1953. This was not a significant decision at the time as it was still part of the Soviet Union. Russia's main interest in Crimea is the Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol. The 2010 Kharkiv Accords extended the presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, Crimea, in exchange for a 30% reduction on natural gas imports from Russia, a value of up to $40 billion over 10 years (Varettoni, 2011, 87). Crimea has a strategic position because it allows...... middle of paper ......UN recognition. Several states such as Afghanistan, Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and of course Russia have publicly supported the annexation of Crimea (Rosenberg, 2014, 8). The solution proposed by Russia in Ukraine has the effect of defusing tensions and ensuring the security of all residents in Ukraine. confiscating weapons from extremist groups, guaranteeing the rights of national minorities, including language, taking into account the interests of all regions of Ukraine, which can only be done through federalization, not allowing an escalation of tensions in neighboring territories (Russia is concerned about kyiv's actions in Transnistria which violate the rights of residents), and not allowing the proliferation of nuclear weapons (A bill has been submitted to the Ukrainian parliament to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) (Ponomareva, 2014).