Jeanne Shaheen actually said...

This is a very important topic and very timely, 'Black Sea Security: Reviving U.S. Policy Toward the Region.'

The opportunity for an effective strategy, I think, now is before us and all it needs is some strong American leadership.

The Black Sea is a hot spot for the competition between Russia and the West over expansion of the transatlantic community.

They have come a remarkable way and they have done it in the face of Russian aggression.