THE OCCUPATION OF THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE CHANGES IT CAUSED IN THE SECURITY PARADIGM IN THE BLACK SEA BASIN

摘要

The low security level in Ukraine forms the latest and still permanent conflictual situation which results the country?s territorial disputes in the international level. NATO intended to exclude Russia from the main world leader countries? range so the EU?s, and in the same time the NATO?s, intention to get closer to Ukraine, seemed a threat for the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation, in order to obtain their position between the major world leader counties, still exercises pressure on the Black Sea area, which activities constitute the abuse of energy and military power as well as the support of the Post-Soviet, Black-Sea region countries separatists. In conclusion the NATO as well as the Russian Federation needs to make steps towards each other, because it is true that Russia can exercise a leader role in the Black Sea region which affects the whole world?s market economy and also the EU. The article contains a comprehensive description of the events of annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the Russian Federation, and the local, regional and global geopolitical changes caused by this movement..