On 27 March, Bulgaria proposed establishing a multinational center to ensure maritime security in the western Black Sea, at the Coalition of the Resolute summit in Paris, according to the Bulgarian government’s press service.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov stated that the coordination center would provide continuous surveillance and early warning of potential threats and hostile activities in the western Black Sea.
“The goal is to establish guidelines for navigation and conduct monitoring—from the air and water—of both critical infrastructure and all potential hostile actions in the Black Sea,” he said.
As an example of successful cooperation, Zhelyazkov cited the joint demining efforts of Bulgaria, Romania, and Türkiye, which began in the summer of 2024, European Pravda reports.
Earlier, within hours of the US announcing Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv had agreed on a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea in separate deals, the Kremlin said it would only take place once sanctions on Russian agriculture products and several Russian banks were lifted.
Rubio explained that US officials will work to more fully understand what Russia’s position is or what they are asking for in return and then present Russia’s position to US President Donald Trump, who will decide on further US actions.
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