What was one result of the breakup of the ussr? many independent states formed. the berlin wall fell. gorbachev became the leader of the ussr. the arms reduction treaties were signed.

The answer is: Many independent states formed.

The separation of the Soviet Union in 1991 accepted the independence of fifteen countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine  and Uzbekistan. A large number of these post-Soviet states have kept close relationships with Russia and formed multilateral organizations, such as the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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