{"id":1431063,"date":"2026-08-23T20:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-ukraine-nb8-summit-took-place-in-kyiv-key-theses-and-conclusions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T20:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:36:28","slug":"the-ukraine-nb8-summit-took-place-in-kyiv-key-theses-and-conclusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-ukraine-nb8-summit-took-place-in-kyiv-key-theses-and-conclusions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ukraine-NB8 summit took place in Kyiv: key theses and conclusions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ukraine-Nordic European and Baltic States (NB8) summit was held in Kyiv on August 23, with the participation of President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. The parties agreed to continue military, financial, and humanitarian support for Ukraine, strengthen air defense, sanctions pressure on Russia, and joint arms production.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was reported by the press service<\/a> of the President’s Office.<\/p>\n

The President of Ukraine stressed that the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltics remain among Ukraine’s most consistent partners since the start of the full-scale war. According to him, the main threat to Ukraine remains Russian ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n

“We need progress on FREYJA every day, every week – we need our joint anti-ballistic defense to become effective. And of course, we need it as soon as possible,” Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n

He also thanked partners for their assistance with air defense missiles and participation in the PURL program. The President called strengthening air defense Ukraine’s top priority in the face of constant Russian attacks.<\/p>\n

Separately, Zelensky called on European countries to help Ukraine cover the deficit in defense financing. According to him, it currently stands at $27 billion, of which about $10 billion is needed to provide the Ukrainian military with weapons in January-March 2027.<\/p>\n

The President called for a decision to be made at the European level on the early allocation of part of the credit financing planned for 2027.<\/p>\n

Another priority, Zelenskyy said, is to tighten sanctions against the Russian ballistic industry. He called for restrictions against Russian companies and individuals involved in the production of ballistic missiles, as well as against sanctions evasion schemes.<\/p>\n

Separately, the parties discussed preparations for winter. Zelensky called on partners to continue supporting the Ukrainian energy sector, including the supply of gas and equipment to restore damaged infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The summit participants also paid attention to the Black Sea and Ukrainian food exports. Zelenskyy stated the need to protect Ukrainian ports and increase pressure on Russia through attacks on port infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In a joint declaration, the NB8 leaders reaffirmed their “unwavering solidarity” with Ukraine and stated that they would not recognize any annexation of Ukrainian territory by Russia as legal.<\/p>\n

The Nordic and Baltic countries pledged to continue political, military, financial, humanitarian, and economic support to Ukraine for as long as necessary to achieve a just and lasting peace.<\/p>\n

The declaration also emphasizes the need to provide Ukraine with reliable security guarantees and the return of all forcibly displaced and illegally deported Ukrainian children.<\/p>\n

Separately, the NB8 supported the acceleration of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. The countries called for the opening of the remaining negotiation areas for Ukraine’s accession in September-October 2026 without further delay.<\/p>\n

In the defense sector, the allies agreed to deepen cooperation between Ukrainian and NB8 companies. This includes, in particular, joint production of:<\/p>\n