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Talks between the leaders of Finland and Norway and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin took place at the request of European countries. Russian media, citing the Kremlin, report this.
It is noted that Putin spoke by phone with Finnish President Alexander Stubb 27 October for the first time, and he had not spoken with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre since March 2022 of that year.
According to the reports, they discussed the issue of settling the war in Ukraine. Media of the aggressor country write that Putin, in his conversation with the leaders of Norway and Finland, "pointed to the confrontational policy of NATO and EU countries, which is prolonging the conflict in Ukraine."
In addition, according to the Kremlin, the Russian dictator "assessed the current situation" in the combat zone and recalled the "root causes of the conflict."
"The President of Russia noted that a fair long-term peace in Ukraine is possible only taking into account the interests of the Russian Federation," the statement says.
The Kremlin noted that "Putin and the leaders of Finland and Norway agreed to continue to maintain direct telephone contacts."
Putin's conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway
As UNIAN reported, 27 October European leaders held direct talks with Putin. The purpose of the conversation was to convey directly to Putin a message from Ukraine regarding future peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi. At the same time, Stubb and Støre participated in the phone call as leaders of their countries and did not act as representatives of Europe. They emphasized that both countries will continue to provide long-term support to Ukraine. Stubb and Støre stressed that the war must end and negotiations must continue.
The telephone call took place from Helsinki. Ukraine was informed about its preparation. According to Ukrainian presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn, after this, a conversation began between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of Finland and Norway.
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