FORMATION OF A NEW STRATEGY OF UKRAINIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the issues of formation of Ukraine’s foreign policy in the area of national security and defense in the postwar period. The author analyzes the factors that shaped the foreign policy strategy of the state in the postwar period, taking into account the national interests of the state, its geographical location, Ukraine’s role in ensuring the global balance of power, etc. Attention is focused on solving the long-standing dilemma of Ukraine’s foreign policy strategy: the choice between the European/Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian paradigms in favor of the European/Euro-Atlantic one. It is concluded that restoration of Ukraine’s status as a nuclear weapon state is an extremely difficult task and will not contribute to the development of friendly relations with the civilized world and will lead to possible complete isolation in the international arena. Instead, the formation of a new strategy of Ukrainian foreign policy should be implemented through the mechanisms of modernization of the world order by returning the value dimensions, the responsibility of world leaders for the ineffectiveness of the fixed security guarantees. The author analyzes the internal conflicts within the European Union provoked by Russian aggression due to the imposition by some EU member states of the position on the admissibility of taking into account Russia’s strategic national interest, the inexpediency of imposing economic sanctions against it, etc. Special attention in the article is paid to the issues of improving cross-border cooperation with the closest EU member states. The author substantiates the need to establish a more constructive dialogue with China as a guarantor party to the Budapest Memorandum.The article focuses on the formation of Ukraine’s postwar foreign policy in relations with Russia. In this direction, the policy of good neighborliness does not seem logical, so given the realities of today, Ukraine should focus on a complex format of forced coexistence in its relations with Russia. In shaping post-war relations, it should be borne in mind that Russia will not abandon further aggressive actions against Ukraine, as such aggression is based on the incompatibility of Ukrainian democracy with Russian autocracy. Ukraine’s relations with Belarus need to be reconsidered when developing its foreign policy strategy. The current actions of Belarus in the context of assisting Russia in its military invasion of Ukraine are qualified as an act of aggression under UN General Assembly Resolution 3314 of December 14, 1974. Such actions of Belarus constitute an international crime with corresponding legal consequences for the country’s top military and political leadership. Accordingly, building relations with this country should take into account its international legal status.