Northern European countries condemn 'barbaric' invasion

Northern European countries condemn 'barbaric' invasion

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has met his counterparts from 11 other European countries in Iceland to discuss security challenges for northern Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Qazet.az reports.

The Northern Group nations - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK - issued a joint statement condemning the invasion and welcoming the decisions of Sweden and Finland to apply to join Nato.

Wallace says it "reinforces our unequivocal condemnation of Putin’s barbaric invasion and our determination that Ukraine succeeds".

He also signed a new agreement with Finland building on the mutual security pact the UK and Finland agreed in May. The pact commits each country to come to the other's aid should it come under attack.