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The relevance of this article is due to the destabilization of the political situation in the South Caucasus region. The Georgian-Abkhaz conflict is one of the ethnopolitical conflicts in the South Caucasus, which is in the status of an unresolved conflict. The Russian Federation is a strong player in this region, therefore it takes part in the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. This article examines the impact of the Russian political elite on Georgian-Abkhaz relations.

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that after the entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation in 2014, the process of ethno-political mobilization of the Crimean Tatars intensified. For the Crimean Tatars, Crimea is a historical homeland, in connection with which they try to act as the main political force in this region. Crimean Tatars and Turkey have deep cultural and historical ties that unite Turks and Crimean Tatars. The Turkish political elite, in turn, does not miss the chance to influence the Crimean Tatars in order to strengthen its position in the Black Sea region. This article discusses the main factors of ethno-political mobilization of the Crimean Tatars, the participation of the Turkish elite in this process, as well as the main interests of the Turkish elite.

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that the historically conflicting relations between Russia and Turkey in recent years have been updated and received an unexpected impetus for bilateral development. The authors examine the specifics of these relations through the problem of conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. Rogov I.I. and Faraponova T.K. consistently consider the history of the issue of relations between Russia and Turkey, proceed to the analysis of topical issues, showing the widest possible range of interactions between the two countries in the space of the Syrian conflict. The analysis of the accumulated problems and the current state of affairs allowed the authors to conclude that the relations between the two countries are at the stage of a careful search for the basis for future strategic cooperation. This article is the second in a series of articles in which the most relevant aspects of the interaction of the Russian Federation and the Turkish Republic are analyzed.

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that after ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on the deployment of an aviation group of the RF Armed Forces on the territory of the SAR, the role of the Republic of Turkey as a buffer state between Russia and Syria has sharply increased. The history of relations between Russia and Turkey dates back several centuries and contains many tragic pages. This article analyzes two main areas of interaction geopolitical (the problem of the straits) and energy (the problem of trade in hydrocarbons). An analysis of the accumulated problems and the existing state of affairs led to the conclusion that the relations between the two require a restart on both the diplomatic and the economic front. This article is the first in a series of articles that will discuss the most topical aspects of interaction between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey.