Finland's Stubb Talks to Putin on Ukraine Peace Efforts
President of Finland Alexander Stubb assessed the phone call he had with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre with President of Russia Vladimir Putin as 'useful'.
Consensus
- A telephone conversation took place between Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 27.
- The conversation was initiated by Stubb and Støre.
- The participants discussed the situation in Ukraine and the upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
- Stubb stated that Finland fully supports Ukraine and does not act as a mediator.
- The call was described by Stubb as useful or a turning point in Finland's foreign policy.
- Stubb emphasized that the conversation allowed for direct exchange of information about Russia's position on the war.
- The participants represented their respective countries, not Europe as a whole.
- The call was the first official contact between Putin and supporting-Kyiv European leaders since July 2025.
Points of divergence
- Stubb described the conversation as a 'turning point' in Finland's foreign policy. — vm
- Stubb mentioned that the contact with Russia was initiated at Ukraine's request. — interfax
- Stubb noted that U.S. policy toward Russia and Ukraine differs from that of the EU, citing stricter EU sanctions. — interfax
- 75% of Finns approved of Stubb's call to Putin, based on a poll conducted October 28–29. — vesti
- The goal of the call was to deliver Ukraine's messages regarding upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi. — tg_tvrain
- This was the first official contact between Putin and pro-Kyiv European leaders since July 2015. — tg_bbcrussian
- Ukrainian President also spoke with Stubb and Støre following their call with Putin. — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (20 sources)
- President of Finland assessed phone call with Putin as useful — РИАМО
- Stubb called conversation with Putin turning point for Finland — Вечерняя Москва
- President of Finland assessed phone call with Putin as useful — Интерфакс
- Most Finns approve of Stubba's phone call with Putin — Вести
- Putin told in what capacity leaders of Finland and Norway called him — Вести
- Putin conducted a phone call with Finnish President Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Støre, reported Peskov. In p... — Varlamov News
- Main for October 27 — Дождь (Telegram)
- Main events for Tuesday evening — BBC News Русская служба
- President of Ukraine also spoke with leaders of Finland and Norway "Spoke with President of Finland Alexander Stubb... — Радио Свобода
- Today President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre conducted a phone call with Vladimir Putin... — Republic
- President of Finland Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Støre first called Putin. They discussed upcoming negotiations and ceasefire in Oleshki — Важные истории
- President of Finland and Prime Minister of Norway spoke with Putin by phone — РИАМО
- Norway's Prime Minister reported that the conversation with Putin lasted one and a half hours — Вести
- Norway's Prime Minister after meeting with Putin: Russia is carefully preparing for negotiations — Вести
- Danish and Swedish prime ministers skeptically assessed phone call between Stubb and Støre with Putin — Интерфакс
- Putin spoke with heads of Norway and Finland — The Bell
- President of Finland Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Støre first called Putin. They discussed upcoming negotiations and ceasefire... — Важные истории
- Leaders of Finland and Norway called with Putin and called for the cessation of the war and resumption of negotiations — Новая газета Европа
- President of Finland and Prime Minister of Norway spoke with Putin. For Finnish leader Stubb this is the first conversation with the president... — The Insider
- Main points from Kremlin statements on Putin's phone call with Finland and Norway leaders: Putin's conversation with Stubb... — ТАСС (Telegram)
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