Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria will jointly demining Black Sea
Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria will jointly clear the Black Sea of mines that fall into their waters as a result of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of Turkey, Censor.NET reports with reference to European Pravda.
The agency did not provide any details on how the issue of floating mines will be addressed. The three countries discussed this issue at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
Last week, the British government said that Russia could use sea mines to attack civilian shipping in the Black Sea, including laying them on the approaches to Ukrainian ports.
Earlier it became known that Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria are discussing the creation of a joint force to clear the Black Sea of mines that fall into their waters as a result of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
It was reported that they could create a joint unit as early as next month.
Although the planned initiative is not a NATO operation, the joint demining force would be the allies' first major joint effort in the Black Sea since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Romanian, Bulgarian, and Turkish military diving teams routinely defuse mines drifting in their waters.
