Instruments for Strengthening the Foreign Trade Security of Ukraine’s Regions in Wartime Conditions

The article substantiates the relevance of strengthening the external trade security of Ukraine’s regions in wartime conditions, which allows for the stabilization of the overall economic situation in the country, the preservation of strategic trade routes, and the creation of conditions for the efficient adaptation of the regional economy to new global realities. A structural and functional analysis of Ukraine’s State policy in the field of foreign trade under conditions of global changes and martial law has been made. A comprehensive study of the factors affecting the foreign economic activity of businesses at the regional level has been carried out, particularly in the context of disruptions in global trade chains, a decrease in volumes of exports, the blockade of seaports, increased import dependence, and new trade restrictions. A comprehensive instrumentarium for strengthening the external trade security of Ukraine’s regions in wartime conditions has been proposed, which includes institutional, economic, technological, market, social, and political groups of instruments. The role of legislative and regulatory changes, crisis management, interregional coordination, financial and credit support, investment incentives, risk insurance, digitalization of foreign trade operations, logistics modernization, startup support, market diversification, diplomacy, protectionism, employment recovery, labor intellectualization, trade socialization, strengthening of ties, negotiations and agreements, political stabilization in the restoration and strengthening of the foreign trade security of Ukraine’s regions has been outlined. Contributions have been made to the development of strategic recommendations for strengthening foreign trade in wartime conditions, offering specific practical solutions for the restoration and development of trade relations at the regional level, ensuring the economic and national security of Ukraine.