A rainy Tallinn welcomes the ministers and prime ministers of the NB8 countries. Security and defense, competitiveness, and AI are on the agenda for the meeting.
"Supporting Ukraine is one of the main priorities of Estonia's presidency of the NB8. We will discuss how to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities, increase pressure on Russia and make Europe as a whole safer," says Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal in a press release ahead of the meeting.
The group is expected to adopt, among other things, a joint declaration on strengthened security and defense cooperation between the NB8 countries and Ukraine.
NB8 stands for Nordic-Baltic cooperation. The summit is attended by the leaders of all eight Nordic and Baltic countries.
