2081-3309 The Borders of the “Near Abroad”: the Russian War in Ukraine and its Consequences for the Geopolitical System of Central and Eastern Europe Zavadska Olha author National University Ostroh Academy, Ukraine Correspondence to: Olha Zavadska 31 12 2022 Tom 13 (2022) 2022 278 293 Copyright © 2022 2022 <p> This article considers analyses of the Russian–Ukrainian war from the perspective of a person living for over a half a year under conditions of Russian invasion in Ukraine. As a result of the Russian invasion of the territory of the independent state of the region, we can predict changes in the geopolitical structure of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as changes in the world order. This conflict is in the heart of Europe –a conflict involving a nuclear power and with the potential to spread to other countries, which risks undermining the entire system of geopolitical control and geopolitical balance, with unpredictable consequences for human rights around the world. Russia’s rejection of the Western‑led “rules‑based order”signals its withdrawal from Europe and its attempted new division of the continent three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall.</p>