Litiaga V. The image of Ukraine in the discourse of international relations of the French media.

The relevance of research is related to a comprehensive study of cognitive principles forming linguistic conceptosphere of «otherness» and its functioning in a certain discursive environment. Particularly in forming the image of Ukraine in the French linguistic picture of the world and its functioning in the modern discourse of international relations. The growing role of the mass media, the increased attention of the society to the problems of international relations, the intensity of the development of political technologies lead to the study of these issues. The thesis offers a complex analysis of linguo-cognitive and linguo-pragmatic features influencing the formation and functioning of Ukraine’s image in the discourse of international relations in French media. Sociologists note that the masses are involved in politics, mainly acting as an observer, who receives information about this communication through the media.