Ukrainian Navy ready to be part of joint NATO forces in Black Sea

"We need to come up with new approaches and new views on the situation," he stated, such as "considering the initiative to create the joint Black Sea fleet led by NATO, which aims to strengthen the presence of the alliance and strengthen security in the Black Sea. Ukraine is pleased to join the initiative after the approval of the alliance, as I told to Mr. President." "Amid ongoing Russian aggression, Ukraine and Romania pay particular attention to security in the Black Sea region. We condemn the militarization by Russia of the Crimean peninsula. We've discussed new approaches to cooperation in ensuring security in the Black Sea, which should either replace or expand the existing ones,” Poroshenko added.