NATO Black Sea Flotilla. A reef in the Turkish Straits

... to join already offered to Ukraine and Georgia, while some Western navies would be contributing as well (in particular the US, Italian and German).[1] Taking into account that all Black Sea maritime countries have, at best, difficult relations with Russia, Romania’s proposal appears to be an attempt to find a common ground for an enhanced security cooperation on the regional stage against the Russian hegemon. Obviously, this naval task force would be designed to offset Russia’s military footprint ...