title: UKRAINIAN DIPLOMACY: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO MODERN CHALLENGES
abstract: The article analyzes the process of institutionalization and development of Ukrainian diplomacy from the moment of gaining independence to the present day and the processes of its transformation caused by such significant historical and political events as the Orange Revolution, Euromaidan, hybrid war in Eastern Ukraine, occupation of parts of Ukrainian territory and annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and the large-scale armed aggression from February 24, 2024, to the present. The 
journal: Bulletin of Mariupol State University Series History Political Studies