The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a multilateral cooperative Commonwealth of Independent States, which consists of most countries of the former Soviet Union.

Historical conditions for its establishment:19911On February 8th, Russian President Yeltsin of the former Soviet Union, Ukrainian President kravchuk and Belarusian Supreme Soviet Chairman Shushkevich met in Belovezh, Belarus, and signed an agreement on the establishment of the CIS, declaring that "the Soviet Union will no longer exist as the subject of international law and geopolitical reality"; Establish the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). On February 25, 65438, Gorbachev delivered a televised speech and resigned as the chairman of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union disintegrated. CIS became an organization to succeed the Soviet Union.

Historical reasons; After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, CIS was the legacy of the Cold War and played a transitional role.