# Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/norway-and-finland-leaders-hold-rare-call-with-putin/
- Published: 2026-10-27T13:57:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T14:03:16+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6vgj813mlelo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Nordic leaders spoke directly with Putin about ending the war.
- They stressed the call was their own initiative.
- Abu Dhabi talks with Ukraine, Russia and the US are planned for November.

## Summary

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre have held a rare joint call with Vladimir Putin, seeking to discuss possible negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The two leaders said they acted on their own initiative, not on behalf of Europe as a whole, and argued that the war’s outcome will affect European security.

The call took place in Helsinki and was described by Stubb as frank and substantive. Putin said EU and Nato policies were prolonging the war, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later discussed the conversation and diplomacy with the Nordic leaders. Ukraine, Russia and the US are expected to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi in November; Denmark’s prime minister said the call had not been co-ordinated with other European leaders.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6vgj813mlelo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Daily Mail: European fury after Finland and Norway's leaders hold direct talks with Putin about ending Ukraine war](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242117/European-fury-Finland-Norways-leaders-hold-direct-talks-Putin-ending-Ukraine-war.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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