Can Kasapoğlu participates on a panel during a European Policy Centre event to discuss how Russia’s war on Ukraine has transformed the Black Sea region into a front line of European and global security. The discussion emphasizes that securing the Black Sea is a regional priority and a global necessity. The panelists also explain how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (particularly its littoral states), the European Union, and Ukraine will be central to shaping any future security arrangement.
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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)