KYIV, Nov 20 – The first meeting within the Northern Group-Ukraine format, which unites 12 European countries and is designed to promote the development of defense cooperation, was held in Denmark, said Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

"We are expanding our horizons: we are launching cooperation within the Northern Group-Ukraine. A total of 12 countries are uniting to strengthen security and support Ukraine: Nordic states: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Norway; Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania; as well as Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom," he wrote on Telegram.