Norway, Finland Leaders Hold 'Frank' Call with Putin
The Nordic leaders said the call aimed to pass Ukraine’s position to Putin and support a new round of peace talks.
- 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’ talk with Putin on ending Ukraine war
Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister held a “frank and substantive” discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about efforts to end the war in Ukraine, the Nordic leaders said. “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. The st…
In this appeal, the Russian leader also stressed that "just and lasting peace" was only possible by taking "full" account of Russia's interests
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere had a "sincere and substantial" phone call on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine, the Finnish President's office announced in a statement.
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ed.nlFinnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday regarding Ukraine. The two said they wanted to convey ‘Ukraine’s message’ to the Kremlin in the run-up to new talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Støre spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials announced today.
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