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Finland's Stubb and Norway's Støre speak with Putin by phone, their first known direct talk with him since 2022

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, the Norwegian government said; AP reported the call lasted about 90 minutes, was their first known direct talk with him since February 2022, and that the two leaders then spoke with Zelensky. The Kremlin said the sides agreed to keep phone contact and that Putin said a lasting peace must take Russia's interests into account. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was very skeptical of reaching out to Putin.

When
27 October 2026
Where
Helsinki, Finland
What
negotiation
Against
Government of Russia
Attribution
Acknowledged by the acting party. Finland, Norway and the Kremlin all confirmed the call.
In the record
Published 2026-11-02 20:42 UTC · revision 1

Sources

  1. Evidence Government of Norway Official, third state · Unclassed origin: Joint statement by the Finnish and Norwegian leaders · published 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence KSAT Media · Unaffiliated origin: AP reporting · published 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC
  3. Origin of the claim iStories Media · Unclassed origin: Kremlin press service readout · published 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC

History

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