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Geopolitical and geostrategic thinking is experiencing a comeback in times of dwindling resources and growing insecurity in politics, raising the question of what is understood by geopolitics and geostrategy in the 21st century and how this is reflected in practice. In the past, the focus was mainly on land control, today an integrated geostrategic approach dominates with the factors space (land and sea) and time (resources and demography). After an introduction to the theory the geostrategic practice will be shown.

The concept of strategy in the usual vocabulary has become present, crossing a multitude of spheres of social, political, economic and organizational life, far exceeding the boundaries of a reserved use, including the military field. In contemporary language, the term "strategy" is no longer a quality confined to interaction between states at global level and, even more, to military interaction, but it is used to express the idea of organization, plan or planning. It can be used in the field of business or politics, at local, national or international level. Based on these reasonings, we are currently present in the wider use of the concept of strategy. At present, the concept of "geostrategy" is a topic increasingly used in the discourse of politicians, but it also becomes a topic on the table of representatives of the academic community. Currently, the term "strategy" refers to the relationship between space and strategy, referring to the impact of these areas on international relations. "Geostrategy". It becomes an object of study of the combinations between the geographical and the strategic factor in determining the position of a state towards its neighbors, towards the region, or towards other international actors. Often, international actors, in order to achieve certain interests, resort to the use of certain strategies. This article aims to analyze the main conceptual-theoretical approaches of the geostrategy phenomenon.

The article presents a review of plenary session of the international scientific conference "Russian Middlegame: Economy, Technogenesis, Geostrategy" organized by laboratory of philosophy of economy of Faculty of economics of MSU together with scientific council of «Center of social sciences of MSU» on December 5-7, 2018. The reports considering the current state of Russia's economy from various positions, geostrategies at the middlegame moment, a middle and most responsible part of the big game, that by Russia forcedly leads on world «chessboard», were submitted at plenary session. Presented points of view allow to consider in a new fashion present world processes, their influence on the Russian policy and economy, to offer strategy for Russia in this world game.

The issues related to the definition of the essence of the concept of "geopolitics" are considered, the geostrategy of Ukraine is studied, and the factors influencing its formation, the main geopolitical goals of Ukraine are characterized. Geostrategy as a practical component of geopolitics is analyzed in detail. The peculiarities of the modern geostrategy of Ukraine are revealed, the main goals used by the states to achieve certain results are given.

The main goals and principles of forming the geostrategy of Ukraine are studied and determined, which is an extremely important topic, because in modern conditions a new geopolitical world is emerging, and Ukraine is trying to establish itself in the international arena as an active geopolitical player. The main attention is paid to one of the most important factors that play a significant role in the development of the geopolitical code of any country - the geopolitical position of its territory, the state of the treaty base and relations with other countries, common borders, geopolitical situation in the region and the world. It is noted that the geopolitical position is one of the main determinants that determine the specifics of the geostrategy of any state in geospace. Penetration into the wider world begins with attempts to understand it, establish contacts with it and enter into a multifaceted dialogue. It is emphasized that only then can we find those forms of presentations of our own identity and our own interests in which the world will be able to understand ourselves. Ukraine must realize itself in the geopolitical context and in the context of the development of world civilization. It turns out that the definition of geopolitical interests of Ukraine requires consideration of a complex system of interests of different countries, the distribution of forces - economic, political, military, spiritual - in each of the regions of the world.