Leaders of Norway, Finland Have Call with Putin to Advocate for Peace
- 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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Finland's President Stubb and Norway's Prime Minister Störe spoke on the phone with Kremlin chief Putin. The initiative was not coordinated with European partners. They then spoke with Ukrainian President Selenskyi.
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Stubb and Støre make phone calls with Putin and demand negotiations. The Kremlin sets conditions, Denmark criticises – and Abu Dhabi approaches.
The leaders of Finland and Norway called on Tuesday (27) to Russian President Vladimir Putin to ask him to end the war in Ukraine, breaking with the long-standing practice of Western European leaders to avoid direct contact with the Kremlin. The call of Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere was an attempt to influence the diplomatic process at a time when US President Donald Trump changed his position i…
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