title: UKRANIAN CRISIS & THE RUSSIAN SANCTIONS
abstract: The Russian-Ukrainian crisis is one of the most important issues of the beginning of the 2014, from regional and global aspects as well. This paper analyses the crisis from geopolitical aspects, and tries to concentrate on the reasons behind the events and the global perspectives. Further it highlights the secrets behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions to give re-birth to the former Soviet Union after annexing the Crimean Peninsula, creating crisis in Eastern Ukraine by supporting 
journal: The Government - Annual Research Journal of Political Science.