Finland’s Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Jonas Gahr Støre held a joint telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, according to Times Now. Neither side indicated that the discussion produced progress.
A rare joint conversation
The call lasted 90 minutes, the report said. Times Now described the joint contact with Putin as rare.
Stubb and Støre spoke to the Russian leader together rather than in separate conversations. The discussion brought the leaders of two countries neighboring Russia into direct contact with Putin.
Peace efforts without a reported breakthrough
The leaders’ stated message was that silence would not deliver peace in Ukraine, according to Times Now. Their conversation focused on diplomacy aimed at ending the war.
The report did not describe either side as claiming an advance. Continued communication was nevertheless reportedly agreed upon by all three leaders.
- Participants: Alexander Stubb, Jonas Gahr Støre and Vladimir Putin.
- Duration: 90 minutes.
- Subject: Diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine war.
Finland and Norway are both Russian neighbors, the report noted. Their leaders made the approach jointly against the background of the war in Ukraine.
All three reportedly agreed to keep talking by telephone. Further calls are therefore the next step identified in the report, rather than an announced peace agreement.