'''Sevastopol''' is the home of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet.
Since the dissolution of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]], leaders of the [[Russian Federation]] have made it absolutely clear to the leaders of the [[NATO]] alliance that the Sevastopol naval base will never be used by NATO, absent Russia itself joining the NATO alliance.<ref>https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Crimea-so-important-to-Russia</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/07/ukraine-russia-crimea-naval-base-tatars-explainer</ref>
==See also==
*[[Near abroad]]
[[Category:Military]][[Category:History of Russia]]