Black Sea states as a whole must do more to improve resilience of institutions, that unstable democratic institutions and processes within these states expose the region to the Kremlin's influence operations in the informational cyber demands, and that every Black Sea state can and should do more on democratic reforms, anti-corruption, and judicial independence.
Chris Van Hollen: “Black Sea states as a whole must do more to improve resilience of institutions, that unstable democratic institutions…”
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Senator Van Hollen emphasizes the need for democratic reforms in Black Sea states to resist Kremlin influence.
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