Дубовик, Володимир АлімовичКоваль, Ігор МиколайовичDubovyk, Volodymyr A.Koval, Ihor M.2015-10-282015-10-281998Правова держава=Правовое государство=Сonstitutional Statehttps://dspace.onu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7484The article is dealing with the urgent issues of the Ukrainian foreign policy. The authors outline the key zones, main directions for the development of Ukraine’s international affairs, namely post Soviet space (with the special place belonging to Russian federation), Central Eastern Europe and Black Sea basin. Significant amount of analysis is given to the phenomenon and notion of “strategic partnership”. Some considerations and insights on who might be considered as a strategic partner for Ukraine, what exactly makes a partnership strategic are suggested in the article.ukArticle