96577 - About the role of the Black Sea

N. Lygeros

• The importance of the Black Sea can be explained with the Grand Strategy of Russia in order to make a connection with the Mediterranean Sea.
• The attacks of Russia against Georgia in 2008, Crimea in 2014 and in Ukraine in 2022 can be explained by the role of the Black Sea in its Grand Strategy.
• Russia wanted to control the Black Sea with its attacks against Georgia, Crimea and Ukraine but its failure has another consequence with the loss of the Baltic Sea.
• The attacks of Russia against Ukraine forced Finland and Sweden to join NATO and this is another failure for the Kremlin’s strategy.
• The Black Sea is so important for Russia that it took the risk to lose the Baltic Sea.
• We have to keep Black Sea free and for that we must stop the attacks of Russia.