Finland’s President Alexander Stubbb and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre have held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine and opportunities to end it.

According to a Finnish president’s office report, the conversation was a continuation of the meeting held last week in Oslo, where talks were held between representatives of the United States and Ukraine.

The purpose of the call was that Stubb and Stére conveyed messages directly to Putin about future negotiations on ending the war. The conversation also took place on the eve of expected meetings between Russia, Ukraine and the US in Abu Dhabi in early November.

England and Norway are limited to Russia and are staunch supporters of Ukraine, the Finnish presidency’s announcement said.

It stresses that the two countries have common interest in stability and security in the Baltic Sea region and in the Far North.

After the conversation, Stubb named the discussions as direct and incompatible, stressing that the outcome of the war requires direct talks with Russia.

Meanwhile, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre stressed the importance of reducing tensions.

War has tremendous human and material costs. Suffering and destruction will affect generations. During the conversation, we stressed the importance of reducing escalation, St.

The official announcement explains that Stubb and Stére participated in the conversation as leaders of their countries and not on behalf of Europe as a whole.

Source Layer: Dukeagini