ETHNO-NATIONAL PROCESSES OF OUR TIME, POTENTIAL THREATS TO THE STATEHOOD OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article is devoted to research and analysis of modern ethno-national processes and defines possible directions of further scientific research. Having considered the norms of the Law of Ukraine “On National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine” dated 12/13/2022, the Law of Ukraine “On Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine” dated 07/01/2021 and the Law of Ukraine “On Voluntary Unification of Territorial Communities” dated 02/05/2015 The article provides recommendations regarding the challenges facing the state in the current period of the struggle for its independence against the background of the geopolitical world rift and the transition of humanity to a new technological order. The research carried out in the article warns about the inadmissibility of neglecting the processes of migration movements in 2022-2023, which indicate the need for dynamic reformation of normative legal acts protecting the rights of national minorities and the Ukrainian titular majority. Studies of ethno-national processes in the period from Ukraine’s gaining of independence to the present are given for the possibility of taking into account the issues of protecting the rights of national minorities in Ukraine. The state policy carried out by the authorities is analyzed, the common and distinctive principles of its implementation are singled out, as well as the participation of ethnic communities in political processes. The article is based on and analyzes the legal framework during the period of independence of Ukraine regarding the protection of the rights of national minorities and the Ukrainian titular majority. The general conclusion of the article indicates the need for effective interaction of the state, both with national minorities and with the Ukrainian nation, demonstrates that ethno-national processes in the modern period are of great importance for the future of Ukraine.