Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge a restart of peace negotiations over Ukraine. Kyiv expressed hope for "new momentum" in talks, while some European leaders reacted sceptically and UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warned that Putin is "testing" NATO's resolve.
Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre held ‘substantive’ talk with Russian president on peace negotiations, but faced sceptical reactions from some European leaders Meanwhile, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, has warned that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “testing us and testing Nato’s resolve” as he condemned hybrid threats and “state-sponsored terrorism” from Russia. Streeting repeated his recent warnings that “we…
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a rare, 'substantive' phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin—the first known direct communication between European leaders and Putin in more than a year—to urge a restart of Ukraine peace negotiations. The call drew sceptical reactions from some European leaders while Russia continued strikes on Kyiv, including a major bridge.
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Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Støre held ‘substantive’ talk with Russian president on peace negotiations, but faced sceptical reactions from some European leaders Meanwhile, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, has warned that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “testing us and testing Nato’s resolve” as he condemned hybrid threats and “state-sponsored terrorism” from Russia. Streeting repeated his recent warnings that “we…
The leaders of Finland and Norway held a phone call with Vladimir Putin to restart the peace process. The overture comes as Brussels prepares for face-to-face contacts with the Russian side.
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