Finland's Stubb, Norway's Støre called Putin to relay Ukraine's…
President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre emphasized at the beginning of their telephone conversation with Russian President that they are speaking not as representatives of the EU, but as representatives of their own countries, reported Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Consensus
- A telephone conversation took place between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Ghar Støre on October 27.
- The conversation focused on the Ukraine conflict and regional stability in the Baltic Sea and Northern Europe.
- Putin stated that the call was initiated by Stubb and Støre.
- Stubb and Støre emphasized they were speaking in their national capacities, not as representatives of the EU.
- The call was intended to relay messages from Ukraine to Russia.
- Putin expressed support for any steps toward restoring relations with European countries.
Points of divergence
- Ukraine proposed a meeting between Putin and Zelensky during the call, with Zelensky ready to discuss territorial issues. — tvrain
- Putin mentioned that the European side initiated the discussion on Ukraine peace settlement. — vedomosti
- Stubb and Støre explicitly stated they were not representing the EU at the start of the call. — interfax
- Russia's presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said no European representatives are currently invited to negotiations, and the topic of including them was not discussed. — vm
Coverage (20 sources)
- Russian Foreign Ministry told 'Vedomosti' that Stubbe and Stere's call breaks EU logic — Ведомости
- Maitser: Stubbs and Stere called Putin out of fear of losing US support — Вести
- Peskov: Stubbs and Stere decided to talk with Putin in a national capacity — Вести
- Stubb explained why the conversation with Putin became a turning point for Finland — Ведомости
- Conversation with Stubbe and Stere took place at their initiative, Putin said. He added that he considers the call to him by leaders of Finland and Norway correct, despite criticism against them in Europe. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Stubb explained why he considers the call to Putin a turning point — Вести
- Prime Minister of Canada supported Stere and Stubb for call to Putin — Вести
- Lavrov spoke about discord in the EU due to talks between Stubb and Stere with Putin — Вести
- Putin says talk with Stubb and Stere was on their initiative. He added that he considers the call to him by the leaders of Finland and Norway correct, despite criticism against them in Europe. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin spoke about a recent conversation with Stubbe and Stere — Коммерсантъ
- Putin: Conversation with Stubbe and Stere took place on their initiative — Ведомости
- Stubbs and Stere immediately warned Putin that they are not speaking on behalf of the entire EU — Интерфакс
- Putin called the initiative of Stubba and Stere to call him correct — Вести
- Phone call with Stubbs and Stere took place by their initiative, Putin said. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Putin said that the conversation with Stubb and Stere took place on their initiative — Вечерняя Москва
- Ukraine through Stubb and Stere offered Putin a meeting with Zelenskyy: Ukrainian president ready to discuss 'territorial' issue — head of Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Дождь
- Ukraine via Stubba and Stere offered Putin a meeting with Zelenskyy: Ukrainian president ready to discuss 'territorial'... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Politician assessed Stubba and Stere's call to Putin: ice of non-communication with Russians broken — Вести
- Ushakov: Putin will always answer the phone if Stub or Stere want to call — Вечерняя Москва
- If Stubbs and Stere again want to call Putin, he will always answer, says Ushakov — Дождь
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