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27 Oct 2026
🇫🇮 What is said about Finland
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre jointly called Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, saying they had consulted Ukraine beforehand. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized the initiative as uncoordinated and said the leaders had acted on their own. Stubb described the conversation as frank and substantive and said Finland would continue to support Ukraine and seek a just, lasting peace.
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Finland and Norway have called Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, drawing Danish criticism. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized Finland's and Norway's leaders on Tuesday after they held a joint phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. Frederiksen said Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had gone “solo.” “I'm very sceptical about this Norwegian and Finnish initiative. It hasn't been coordinated with any of the rest of us,” she said. Finland and Norway both border Russia and have supported Ukraine throughout the war. “Finland and Norway will continue to support Ukraine and efforts to find a just and lasting peace,” Stubb wrote on social media.
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