Finnish and Norwegian leaders call Putin, urge restart of peace talks
The 90-minute call came as Finland and Norway sought direct talks to shape U.S.-mediated peace negotiations and press for de-escalation, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere held phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Stubb and Stoere emphasized their role as national leaders rather than representing Europe as a whole, with the calls addressing upcoming meetings in Abu Dhabi.
- Last week, Stoere and Stubb met Steve Witkoff and Zelenskyy in Oslo, a day before Witkoff held discussions with Putin in Petersburg.
- Following the Putin-Witkoff talks, The Kremlin stated Russia is willing to resume peace discussions with Ukraine in November for the first time since February.
- Stubb said "ending the war requires direct discussions," noting the conflict's outcome impacts European security, while Russia contrasts its engagement with President Donald Trump against Western European leaders.
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Europeans also want to join in the new Ukraine negotiations between Kiev and Moscow under US mediators. Now Kremlin chief Putin gets an important call from Helsinki before the talks.
In recent days, a strong possibility has emerged that Europe could join peace negotiations with the Kremlin. On Tuesday (October 27), the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway spoke with the President...
Melons and Frederiksen critics. Moscow: "They want to get involved at all costs in the negotiations" . The article Norway and Finland call Putin. The EU splits and Lavrov the flogging comes from The Truth.
During the conversation, Putin harshly criticized the EU and NATO countries, claiming that their "confrontation policy" was prolonging the "hostilities" in the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin reported in a statement.
90-Minute Ukraine Peace Call to Putin Ends With Russia's Lavrov Saying Finland and Norway Offered Nothing New
Finnish and Norwegian leaders spoke with Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, then briefed Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while Denmark questioned the value of the calls.
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