Finnish and Norwegian leaders call Putin, urge restart of peace talks
The leaders urged de-escalation and said the call was coordinated with Ukraine as U.S.-led talks in Abu Dhabi approach.
- 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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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
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.
Norway and Finland phone Putin directly to urge breakthroughs at trilateral talks
There is an unwritten rule in Europe that suggests no respectable Western democracy should be speaking directly with the dictator waging war on Ukraine. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre broke that rule on Tuesday with a surprise phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, aimed at urging the leader […]
Ukraine wants 'new momentum' in peace talks, FM says
Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, underlined the urgency for a revived push in peace talks, advocating for new dynamics to pave the way for negotiations. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought assistance from leaders in Finland and Norway to relay a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin—centered on securing a ceasefire and arranging a summit for Ukraine and Russia to engage in meaningful discussions.
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