THE MAIN ASPECTS OF RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS IN THE 21<sup>ST</sup> CENTURY
Objective. This article is devoted to the analysis of the main aspects of Russian-Turkish relations at the beginning of the 21<sup>st</sup> century. The paper examines the impact of world political events on cooperation between Russia and Turkey. The article focuses on the energy sector in the relations between the two states. Methods. In our article, we relied on the following methods of historical cognition: narrative, deduction, synthesis. Thanks to the narrative method, we were able to trace the relationship between Russia and Turkey in the context of foreign policy events. The synthesis method allowed us to recreate the overall picture of Russian-Turkish relations. The analysis method made it possible to analyze the reactions of the parties to world events. Results. The paper examines bilateral visits of representatives of states, cooperation between Russia and Turkey in the energy sector, the problems that states face when implementing joint projects, as well as the impact on the relationship of such significant events in world politics as the annexation of Crimea, the conflict in South Ossetia. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of this article is determined by a new look at the main aspects of bilateral relations between Russia and Turkey of the 21<sup>st</sup> century. Practical significance. This article may be of interest to students of the direction “International Relations”, ‘Political Science”, ‘Foreign regional studies”. Also, this article can be used to prepare for elective courses for schoolchildren.