Ukraine, Romania and Moldova boost ties at security meeting

The aim was to address the wide-ranging impact that Moscow’s war in Ukraine is having on the region.

Ships docked in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania (Vadim Ghirda/AP/PA)

Romania, Ukraine and Moldova signed cooperation agreements in Romania’s capital on Thursday after a trilateral meeting on ways to strengthen security in their Black Sea region to counter threats posed by Russian aggression.

The Black Sea Security Conference in Bucharest brought together the three neighbouring countries’ foreign and defence ministers, government officials and international partners.