Evolution of Russian-Ukrainian relations: the legal status of the Black Sea Fleet. From: Military Thought | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Kryukov, N.A. | COPYRIGHT 2006 East View Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the leaders of former Union republics, which all of a sudden became independent, immediately attempted to "privatize" the Soviet army and navy formations deployed in their territory or to demand that they be immediately withdrawn from their territories.

In the wake of the August 1991 events, Ukraine, which proclaimed its independence on August 24, 1991, was the first to take a political stance on the issue. On that day, t...

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