Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre called Putin about the Ukraine war
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a 90-minute call with Putin. The Kremlin said a long-term peace was possible only if Russia’s interests were fully taken into account. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the initiative uncoordinated and said she saw no signs Russia wanted peace.
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke by phone with Putin for 90 minutes on Tuesday. Their offices said the aim was to convey messages on future negotiations to help end the war in Ukraine; the two leaders said they were speaking for their own countries, not Europe as a whole. The call followed October 20 talks in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. Stubb and Støre spoke with Zelenskyy after the call with Putin. The Kremlin’s readout said a long-term peace was possible only if Russia’s legitimate interests were fully and unconditionally taken into account. Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen said the call lacked coordination and Russia showed no sign of wanting peace. Planned discussions among Russian, Ukrainian and US officials are set for Abu Dhabi next month.
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- BBC News — Norway and Finland hold rare call with Putin to discuss ending war
- NBC News — Leaders of Norway, Finland hold rare call with Putin in break with previous European stance
- Türkiye Today — Finland, Norway leaders hold rare call with Putin on Ukraine - Türkiye Today
- ABC News (Australia) — Nordic leaders urge end for Ukraine war in rare phone call with Putin - ABC News
- The New York Times — European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin - The New York Times
- Al Jazeera — Russia targets Kyiv as Finnish, Norwegian leaders hold rare call with Putin | Drone Strikes News | Al Jazeera
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BBC, NBC News, Türkiye Today, ABC News, The New York Times, and Al Jazeera report the rare Norway–Finland leaders’ call with Putin in the context of efforts to end the Ukraine war. The reports are current and do not contradict the central claim.