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He reminded of Finland's and Norway's special interest in establishing peace, since they are neighbors of the Russians.
Today the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin spoke with European leaders for the first time since the summer 2025, namely with the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, and the prime minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre. After this, they called the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who shared details of the conversation. He noted that today’s contacts continue the discussions in Oslo with representatives of the United States, Europe, and NATO.
"Alex and Jonas clearly told the Russian leader that real de-escalation steps are needed regarding our energy sector and infrastructure, — Zelensky said. — They discussed preparing a trilateral meeting scheduled for November at the level of teams — Ukrainian, American, Russian."
The president noted that Finland and Norway border Russia, and thus have a "special interest" in correct and reliable security solutions. Zelensky himself discussed with them various formats of cooperation between Ukraine and Europe, "which could be useful for further supporting diplomacy, our defense, and common security."
Separately, Zelensky thanked partners for a detailed briefing and for active support of diplomacy and joint peace efforts. He stressed the necessity of establishing peace, de-escalation, and the end of the war.
As a reminder, following the latest meeting of dictator Putin with American special representatives, his aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the Kremlin is ready to return to the trilateral talks format — with the participation of the United States — in November. A new round could take place in Abu Dhabi. Zelensky also said that the Americans are working on coordinating a trilateral summit which, besides him and Putin, would include Trump. Such a meeting could occur in the Middle East, with possible venues including Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Meanwhile, journalists from The Telegraph report that the EU has rejected choosing a single special representative in favor of selecting a whole team of delegates to participate in negotiations for peace in Ukraine. In addition to Stubb and Støre, the team could include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Czech President Petr Pavel, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Media explain that this option would help avoid competition for the role of lead envoy and would neutralize the use of a veto as a tool to block a decision.
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