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The situation in Ukraine is often interpreted by Western analysts as a conflict that changes the rules of the game in world politics. The article is dedicated to the analyzes of the Ukrainian crisis and stresses the point that Ukrainian conflict's assessments as "game-changer" are largely a consequence of the large-scale investment of political, military and financial resources by Western countries in Ukraine. Western politicians have made such serious bets in recent years (at least since 2014), exaggerating the conflict to the level of an existential conflict against the forces of "absolute evil" or confrontation between "democracy" and "authoritarianism", that they can no longer search for a compromise or, especially, just step aside. As a result, assessments of this kind take on the meaning of self-fulfilling prophecies. And Ukrainian civil war turned to a dangerous regional conflict, so according to this approach and Western states readiness to continue to invest resources in the confrontation with Russia in Ukraine, the duration of the "unipolar moment" in the system of international relations, as well as the parameters of the emerging new world order, really begin to depend on the outcome of the initially peripheral conflict (taking into account the interests of external actors and the parties involved).

According to the results of the presidential 2020 and parliamentary 2021 elections, the period of divided rule in Moldova was completed and control over the parliament, the government and the president was in the hands of supporters of the pro-Western orientation party PAS. They received full power and the opportunity, in the context of turbulence in international relations, to ensure the turn of economic ties, trade flows and public opinion to the West. Nevertheless, as the results of sociological researches show, so far the majority of Moldovan citizens support the sovereignty and neutral status of the country, readiness to cooperate with both Western countries and Russia. Hence the desire of the authorities to put pressure on the opposition and seize full control over the media. The answer to the question of whether the turn to the West, undertaken under the leadership of the President of Moldova M.Sandu, irreversible in character depends on a number of factors, the key among which are the success of the socio-economic development model and the presence of a request in society to join European structures and active interaction with NATO.

Humanitarian efforts in developing and implementing Russia's foreign policy in the era of globalization are examined, focusing on the role human rights has played in the new world order's formation and the emergence of the concept of "soft power" in geopolitical developments. There is a direct correlation between Russia's national interest and a focus on human security issues such as decent living standards, food security and freedom from the threat of violence. Adapted from the source document.

The author argues that too often Russia comes across as a country whose economy is a kind of raw material and energy appendage to other states, and thus is critically dependent on other economies. As a result, Russian foreign policy capabilities, both direct (projection of influence based on economic power) and indirect (related to political authority and the effectiveness of the prevailing development model) have declined substantially. Russia needs to build a stronger relationship with neighboring members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In particular, the country needs to cultivate more soft power in the post-Soviet space, where the European Union and the United States are attempting to crowd out Russia's influence. This can be achieved through more grants and scholarships from Russian foundations to students in the CIS, so that Russia can raise a generation of intelligentsia oriented toward Russia's humanitarian, political and cultural identity and values. K. Cargill