
The Prime Minister of Denmark referred to the recent telephone conversations between the Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Finland with Vladimir Putin.
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The Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Finland held a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, which prompted a reaction from the Prime Minister of Denmark.
As the head of the Danish government, Mette Frederiksen, said, the initiative of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoer and President Alexander Stubb had not been discussed in detail.
I believe that we should care for the unity of Europe and not act on our own, said the head of the Danish government in an interview with the Danish television DR and TV2.
When asked about the significance of the telephone conversation with Putin, she admitted that she "does not know what can be achieved from it." You should be careful, she emphasized.
Frederiksen added that she "does not see any signals that Russia wants peace with Europe." She recalled that hybrid actions and aggressive attacks take place in Ukraine every day.
As Stoer and Stubb's offices reported on Tuesday, their Tuesday telephone conversation with Putin was a continuation of last week's meeting between both leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the Norwegian government, its purpose was to directly convey to Putin its position on future negotiations aimed at ending the war. Stubb described the conversation as "direct and substantive."
The Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Finland emphasized that they acted as representatives of their own countries, and not of the whole of Europe.
"We are Russia's neighbors. The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our security and the security of Europe. This requires talks to end the war," the Finnish president emphasized in an official statement.
The conversation was also supposed to concern the meeting of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the US in Abu Dhabi planned for November.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he held a telephone conversation with the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway after their call to Putin.
“I am grateful for the detailed information and actions to support our diplomacy and joint peace efforts with all partners,” Zelensky wrote on social media.
He said Stubb and Store informed him that they had clearly told Putin that real de-escalation steps were needed towards Ukrainian energy and infrastructure.
"We discussed preparations for the trilateral meeting scheduled for November at the level of the Ukrainian, American and Russian teams. Finland and Norway, as countries bordering Russia, are particularly interested in appropriate and reliable security solutions," Zelensky emphasized.
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