Ukraine, NATO and the Black Sea
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- NDC Policy Brief 01-2023: Ukraine, NATO and the Black Sea , by Iulian Romanyshyn *
Since its occupation of Crimea in 2014, Russia
has steadily expanded military capabilities and
technical infrastructure on the peninsula, transforming the region into a springboard for offensive
military operations in the Black Sea and beyond. Despite growing insecurity and Russian militarization of
the region over the years, the transatlantic community has not put as high of a strategic premium on
the Black Sea compared to the Baltic region. Russia’s
renewed aggression against Ukraine, however, has
reshaped the strategic landscape, giving momentum
for NATO to remedy its Black Sea defence posture.
Greater military support to Ukraine and strengthened
forward presence in the area would be key components of a new approach to deterring and confronting
Russian aggression.
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* (back) Fellow at the Academy of International Affairs NRW and a senior fellow at the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) of the University of Bonn. He was Partnership for Peace Fellow at the NDC from September 2021 to January 2022.