title: THE ASPECTS OF THE DIPLOMATIC PROTOCOL THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN CONFLICT
abstract: Europe is living its hardest moments since the end of the Second World war. Open conflict on the continent was considered to be impossible, not only by the security experts and the European heads of states, but also according NATO strategic documents. February 24th, 2022 changed it all – Russia launched a full scale invasion on Ukraine (designated as a special military operation by Russia), that threw the continent in chaos and disbelief. Although none of the European authorities believed that t