[HIGHLIGHTS] At the end of an international security conference in Romania. Kiev calls on NATO to secure the Black Sea and integrate its defenses with Ukrainian, Moscow responds

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said NATO should play a greater role for security in the Black Sea. He was speaking at the conclusion of the first Black Sea Security Conference in the Romanian capital Bucharest.

The conference is being held within the framework of the International Platform of Crimea and discusses the Russian war on Ukraine and its effects on the region and democracy in the world. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Black Sea should remain a "sea of cooperation" for riparian countries.