Finnish and Norwegian leaders call Putin, urge restart of peace talks

Two leaders urge Putin to end Ukraine war in rare call

Finland's president and Norway's prime minister have jettisoned the practice of most European leaders of avoiding contact with...

Norway, Finland leaders hold 'frank and substantive' talk with Putin

"The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our and the broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions," President Alexander Stubb said in a joint statement with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store

Nordic leaders press Putin to end Ukraine war in rare phone call

The move breaks with a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of shunning direct contact with the Kremlin.

Finnish president Stubb joins list of EU leaders seeking to tame Putin, in a 90-minute Kremlin phone call that caused a rift with Denmark

The Finnish-Norwegian call was "not coordinated with any of us [allies]" in advance, said Denmark's Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday - directly contradicting Finland's Alexander Stubb and Norway's Jonas Gahr Støre. "I really don't understand what these two countries think can be achieved this way," she said.

Nordic leaders urge Putin to end Ukraine war in call

Ukraine welcomes support as Denmark and Sweden voice scepticism over peace efforts

Nordic leaders criticise Finland and Norway's Putin call

The 90-minute conversation marked the first call between pro-Ukrainian European leaders and the Russian president in more than a year.