Norway and Finland Leaders Hold Rare Call With Putin as Ukraine War Diplomacy Stalls
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre have held a rare direct call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring a narrow but still-open diplomatic channel in the Nordic region. Stubb said an end to the war in Ukraine “will not be achieved through silence,” signaling that dialogue, however limited, remains part of the effort to shape a settlement.
