The peculiarities of updating the communication strategies of power institutes in the conditions of Russian aggression (on the example of the communications of the President of Ukraine)

Abstract

The article analyzes the features of updating communication strategies of power institutes in the conditions of Russian aggression (on the example of the communications of the President of Ukraine). Considering the communication strategies of power institutes from the standpoint of an interactionist approach, which involves the interaction of equal subjects, the author defines their activities as political actors, aimed at creating a stable information space, which helps to maximize the involvement of all interacting actors participating in communication processes. A systematic analysis of the communication practices of power institutes in Ukraine allows us to assert the need to optimize the communication activities of political actors. The practices of implementing communication strategies of power institutes in Ukraine are characterized by a number of problems related to information openness and communication ability. Institutions of power in the conditions of martial law attach great importance to communication, which was reflected in the renewal of the communication strategy of the President of Ukraine. Features of V. Zelenskyi's communication strategy are defined as (1) constant presence in the national media space, (2) communication ability in the international arena, and (3) active use of the space of social networks. The specified features can be considered as specific markers of communication during the period of military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.