Ukraine has discussed the possibility of setting up a joint military brigade with Romania and Bulgaria, similar to the existing Ukrainian-Lithuanian-Polish brigade, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said at a joint press conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest on Thursday.

"During the Bulgarian president's visit to China and during our negotiations today, we discussed the possibility of setting up a Ukrainian-Romanian-Bulgarian brigade after the fashion of UkrLitPolBrig. We have a positive record of implementing this agreement. I am sure that such steps will improve both security and confidence in the region and elsewhere in Europe," Poroshenko said.