Abstract:
Despite the apparent geographical isolation of the Black Sea, free
access to it played and continues to play nowadays an important strategical
role as a prerequisite for controlling Eastern and Southern Europe and Asia
Minor. For instance, as for Russia, the Crimea has been a base for
attacking the neighbouring states since the end of the 18 century.
Furthermore, according to Samuel Huntington, Eastern Europe is still
a geopolitical and civilization area of rivalry between Western Europe and
Russia and the line of confrontation runs through Ukraine and Romania.
