President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is no longer able to use the Black Sea as its own bridgehead, and Ukraine has managed to seize the initiative and confuse the enemy into trying to hide warships. He told the participants of the summit of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization.
"For the first time in the world, a fleet of maritime drones - the Ukrainian fleet - began operating in the Black Sea. I would also like to note that now - as one of the main results of our actions - Russia is not able to use the Black Sea as a springboard to destabilize other regions of the world. So now, more than ever, it is obvious that our cooperation in our Black Sea region should only increase," Zelensky said.
Zelensky noted that it was possible to secure the western part of the Black Sea, which now allows for the operation of maritime export corridors.The Danube region, which is also critical to global security, is gaining new importance.
The President added that Ukraine was able to seize the initiative from Russia in the Black Sea and created security conditions that force the aggressor to flee the eastern part of the water area and try to hide warships.
The PABSEC consists of 13 countries: Azerbaijan, Albania, Bulgaria, Armenia, Greece, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.
