The recent events in Ukraine demonstrate the importance of defensive and deterrence capabilities, and also resilience, on the long line that starts in the Baltic Sea and runs through the Adriatic and Mediterranean. At the center of this frontier between political and ideological systems lies the Black Sea, whose strategic importance for NATO and the EU has been constantly explained by Romanian diplomacy in recent years.

The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, in parallel with the Russian aggression against Ukraine, shows just how important a balanced position of the Western and democratic world regarding the Black Sea region actually is, in relation to the Baltic and the Adriatic Seas.