title: PARTICIPATION OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES IN THE COLLECTIVE SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE STATE POLICY OF INDEPENDENT UKRAINE
abstract: The scientific article deals with the conceptual questions of the state policy of Ukraine regarding the participation of the Armed Forces in the collective security system. The specifics of state policy in national security and defense are outlined; its influence on the formation of Ukraine's foreign policy in the 21st century is clarified. The focus is on the factor of Russian aggression in the Crimea and the Donbas, which is extremely actualized the issue of Ukraine's participation in the coll
journal: Ukraine Cultural Heritage National Identity Statehood