As is informed in media, a bill was registered in U.S. Parliament to provide for security in the Black Sea region, “Black Sea Security Act of 2023”. Bill points that it is in the interest of the United States to support efforts to prevent the spread of further armed conflict in Europe by recognizing the Black Sea region as an arena of Russian aggression.
Bill stresses that littoral states of the Black Sea are critical in countering aggression by Russia and contributing to the collective security of NATO, it states that the repeated, illegal, unprovoked, and violent attempts of Russia to expand its territory and control access to the Mediterranean Sea through the Black Sea constitutes a threat to the national security of the United States and NATO.
So in bill the United States condemns attempts by Russia to change or alter bound aries in the Black Sea region by force or any means contrary to international law and to impose a sphere of influence across the region.
Bill stresses that the United States and its allies should robustly counter Russia’s illegitimate territorial claims on the Crimean Peninsula, along Ukraine’s territorial waters in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea’s international waters, and in the other territories it is illegally occupying in Ukraine.
Document points that U.S. should work within NATO and with NATO Allies to develop a regular, rotational maritime presence in the Black Sea, and that countries with historic and economic ties to Russia are looking to the U.S. and Europe to provide a positive economic presence in the broader region as a counterbalance to Russia’s malign influence in the region.
Bill stresses that U.S. must seek to address the food security challenges arising from disruption of Ukraine’s Black Sea and Azov Sea ports, as this global challenge will have critical national security implications for the U.S., our partners, and allies;
It is the policy of the U.S. to actively deter the threat of Russia’s further escalation in the Black Sea region and defend freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to prevent the spread of further armed conflict in Europe, document adds.
Let us remind that experts of our Association stressed on various international platforms on importance of right qualification and systematic counteraction Russian maritime aggression since 2020.
