North European countries to discuss Ukraine issues on Wed

MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The leaders of Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday, to discuss the Ukraine crisis among other issues, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said, as quoted by Ukrainian media on Tuesday.

"We will meet tomorrow in the NB8 format in Copenhagen, where the Danish prime minister will receive us together with President Zelensky," Stubb said.

Stubb said he will later go to Paris, where members of the coalition of the willing - countries ready to provide security guarantees for Kiev after the Ukraine conflict ends - will meet.

NB8 comprises Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Estonia.