Finland's president and Norway's head of government have an unexpected conversation with the Kremlin leader about the war in Ukraine.
Finland's President Stubb and Norway's Prime Minister Støre spoke for the first time by telephone with Kremlin leader Putin about possible peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
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As Russia's neighbors, Finland and Norway are committed to ending Moscow's war of aggression.
Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for the first time about his war against Ukraine during a phone call. “The aim of the phone call was to send messages directly to President Putin regarding future negotiations that should help end the war,” the two European politicians said in Helsinki. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the phone call, which had not previously been publicly announced by either party.
Stubb and Støre also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US mediator Steve Witkoff in Oslo last week. Witkoff then held talks with Putin, during which it was agreed to resume three-way talks with Russians, Ukrainians and Americans.
As Russia's neighbors, Finland and Norway say they are committed to ending Moscow's war of aggression against Ukraine, which has been going on for a good four and a half years.
An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists in a WhatsApp conversation that Zelensky spoke to the political leaders of Finland and Norway after their phone conversation with Putin.
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