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Finland and Norway Leaders Hold Phone Call With Putin on Ukraine War

On October 27, 2026, the presidents or prime ministers of Finland and Norway, Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre, held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, drawing criticism from Denmark and Estonia.

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Oct 27, 11:26 AM nytimes.com European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin
Oct 27, 11:07 AM independent.co.uk Europe furious after Finland and Norway break convention by speaking directly to Putin
Oct 27, 10:34 AM independent.co.uk Putin urged to end Ukraine war as European leaders make rare contact
Oct 27, 10:27 AM thehindu.com Norway, Finland leaders hold 'frank and substantive' talk with Putin
Oct 27, 10:22 AM abc.net.au Nordic leaders press Putin to end Ukraine war in rare phone call
Oct 27, 9:21 AM washingtonexaminer.com Norway and Finland break norms by phoning Putin directly to urge breakthroughs at trilateral talks
Oct 27, 9:20 AM euronews.com Putin call pits Finland and Norway against Denmark and Sweden
Oct 27, 8:39 AM thehill.com Denmark, Estonia express skepticism over Finland and Norway's call with Putin
Oct 27, 8:07 AM thehill.com Finland's Stubb and Norway PM call Putin in break with previous European stance
Oct 27, 7:38 AM straitstimes.com Norway and Finland take Ukraine peace push to Putin, drawing Danish rebuke
Oct 27, 6:59 AM aljazeera.com Russia targets Kyiv as Finnish, Norwegian leaders hold rare call with Putin
Oct 27, 6:12 AM bbc.com Norway and Finland hold rare call with Putin to discuss ending war
Oct 27, 6:12 AM bbc.co.uk Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
Oct 27, 5:54 AM dw.com Denmark's Frederiksen criticizes Finland and Norway for calling Putin without coordinating with allies, despite consultation with Ukraine
Oct 27, 5:14 AM scmp.com Norway, Finland leaders hold ‘frank’ talk with Putin on ending Ukraine war
Oct 27, 5:13 AM ft.com Putin speaks with Norwegian and Finnish leaders
Oct 27, 4:51 AM reuters.com Leaders of Norway, Finland hold calls with Putin then Zelenskiy
Oct 27, 4:43 AM lemonde.fr Nordic leaders hold 'frank and substantive' talks with Putin
Oct 27, 4:14 AM euronews.com Finnish and Norwegian leaders call Putin, urge restart of peace talks
Oct 27, 2:56 AM bloomberg.com Finland and Norway Hold ‘Frank’ Call With Putin on Ukraine
Oct 27, 2:50 AM straitstimes.com Norway's prime minister, Finland's president in phone call with Putin
Oct 27, 1:58 AM bloomberg.com Putin Plans Talks With Finland, Norway Leaders on Ukraine