GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION IN THE BLACK SEA REGION: COOPERATION AND CONTRADICTIONS

The main trend of modern international relations is the aggravation of contradictions between competing countries in different regions of the world. One of the urgent problems of our time is the critical situation in the Black Sea region that has developed due to Russian-Ukrainian relations, which causes concern for the entire world community. Analysis of issues related to cooperation and sources of controversy in the region is the purpose of this article.