Shifts in a nation’s strategy have reasons for changing. The purpose of this study is to widen our understanding of why Russia changes their naval strategy in the Baltic Sea. This will be done from a geostrategic perspective based on several scholars. The theoretical foundation as such lies on four scholars such as Mahan, Lindberg, Todd and Kearsley, and their works on geographical effects on strategy. Through a qualitative analysis with an analytical framework, points in time will be identified in recent history where larger strategic shifts have occurred. From this point, the analytical framework will try to identify geostrategic considerations that can have been a factor in the change. Previous research show that there are several factors that lead to changes in Russian strategy, including political and economic interests. Furthermore, it shows that the problem that nations face in the Baltic Sea is something that has been studied before, though not with a geostrategic focus. The analysis showed that there were strong geostrategic connections during the post-Soviet collapse. Whilst the connections were weaker during the post-Crimean era. These results show that geography is static, but learning the arena in which a naval unit operates in is of importance when revising a strategy.