Türkiye, Bulgaria and Romania seek joint response to Black Sea ship attacks

Defence chiefs from Türkiye, Bulgaria and Romania met in Sofia to coordinate against a surge in attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea, more than 200 since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, most of them this year. Bulgaria proposed joint protective measures and a diplomatic push involving all six Black Sea states for a moratorium on the attacks, plus more NATO air and sea surveillance and better coastal and anti-drone defences.

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