Russophobia as a component of modern geopolitical confrontation: global and regional dimensions

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the unprecedented scale and consequences of modern manifestations of Western Russophobia, which are sources of not only external but also internal challenges and threats to Russia's national security. The purpose of the study is to characterize the specifics of Russophobia as a component of the modern geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the West at the global and regional levels based on the results of the conducted research.