Introduction: The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is Ukraine's longest and deadliest crisis; since its post-Soviet independence began as a protest against the government's abandonment of its plans to forge closer trade ties with the European Union. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine stems from more than two decades of weak governance, the government's inability to promote coherent executive policy, an economy dominated by oligarchs and rife with corruption, 'heavy dependence on Russia and marked differences between the Ukrainian population and the Ukrainian population. eastern and western regions in terms of linguistics, religion and ethnicity (Lucas 2009). Furthermore, Ukraine and Russia have always shared a history; because the two states embody the transformation process born from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the end of the Cold War. Ukraine's material heritage is demographically and territorially close to Russia, thus linking Ukraine to Russia. Current Status: Globalization: Globalization is defined as “the historical process involving a fundamental change or transformation in the spatial scale of human social organization that connects communities and extends the scope of power relations between regions and continents (Baylis, 2014). » Globalization has a considerable impact on the role of the State; as the process of current challenges to the sovereignty and autonomy of States. Despite increasingly ill-defined and fluid borders due to the process of globalization (Weiss 2000, 2-3). The state will remain relevant and necessary because citizens need a place to vote, taxes must be paid to particular authorities, who can be held responsible for the publication...... middle of paper ... ...and tensions will use the leverage gained from interdependence as a weapon against each other. For example, Russia uses its power as the main supplier of gas and oil to weaken harsh international condemnation. Reference list: Holton, Robert. 2005. Going global. New York: Palgrave Macmillian Hans. J. Morgenthaau. 2007. Politics among nations: the struggle for power and peace. Lucas. Edward. 2009. The New Cold War. Great Britain: Bloomsbury PublishingWeber, Smith, Allan, Collins, Morgan and Entshami.2002. Foreign policy in a transformed world. United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited. Baylis, Smith and Patricia Owens. 2014. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. London. Oxford University Press. Bottaro, Visser and Nigel Worden. 2009. In Search of History, Grade 12. South Africa Oxford University Press.