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Finland and Norway leaders hold call with Putin on ending Ukraine war

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Covered by 6 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a joint phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the BBC reports. Their offices said the aim was to discuss future negotiations to help end the war in Ukraine, and that the initiative was not on behalf of Europe as a whole. Putin said confrontational EU and NATO policies were prolonging the war. Bloomberg reported before the call that Putin was preparing talks with the two leaders on prospects for a peace deal, citing people familiar with the matter. Deutsche Welle reports that Denmark’s Frederiksen criticized the call for not being coordinated with allies.

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Finland’s Stubb and Norway’s Støre held a joint call with Putin.
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Center
Financial Times, Deutsche Welle, BBC News
The leaders’ offices said the call aimed at future negotiations to help end the war in Ukraine.
One outletBBC News· Center
The call is the first direct contact at this level with Putin in more than a year.
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Center
Financial Times, BBC News
Putin said confrontational EU and NATO policies are prolonging the war.
One outletBBC News· Center
Denmark’s Frederiksen criticized the call for not being coordinated with allies.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center
Ahead of the call, Putin was reported to be preparing talks on prospects for a peace deal, according to people familiar with the matter.
One outletBloomberg· Left

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The call was made without coordinating with European allies.
Denmark’s Frederiksen criticized the call as uncoordinated with allies, according to Deutsche Welle. The leaders’ offices said the initiative was not on behalf of Europe as a whole.

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All sides present report Putin’s contact with Finland and Norway’s leaders over ending the war in Ukraine. The main difference is emphasis: Bloomberg frames it as Putin’s planned talks on a peace deal, while center outlets stress the call’s rarity and Denmark’s criticism.

the left
2 outlets
Left coverage is one Bloomberg report, which frames the event as Putin preparing talks with two Nordic leaders on prospects for a Ukraine peace deal, citing people familiar with the matter.
Putin Plans Talks With Finland, Norway Leaders on Ukraine
BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
4 outlets
Center headlines report the call plainly, with the BBC stressing its rarity and Deutsche Welle leading with Denmark’s rebuke of Finland and Norway.
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
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soloMore neutral: on their own
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…President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store had gone "solo.” "I'm very sceptical about this Norwegian and Finnish initiative.
Quoted byDeutsche Welle (Center)
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Putin preparing talks
prospects for a peace deal
sources familiar with the matter

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Russia targets Kyiv as Finnish, Norwegian leaders hold rare call with Putin
Strikes hit a major bridge in the Ukrainian capital as leaders push for 'direct discussions' to end the war.
2 hr agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
BloombergLeft
Putin Plans Talks With Finland, Norway Leaders on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for phone talks with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to discuss the prospects for a peace deal in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
7 hr agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

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the call’s rarity
Danish criticism of the call
European engagement with Moscow

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The HillCenter
Denmark, Estonia express skepticism over Finland and Norway's call with Putin
Danish and Estonian officials expressed skepticism over leadership from Finland and Norway communicating with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week amid heightened tension between Moscow and Kyiv. …
58 min agoRead at The Hill (opens in a new tab)
1 more from The Hill
- Finland's Stubb and Norway PM call Putin in break with previous European stance
BBC NewsCenter
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
This is the first time European leaders have had direct communication with Russia's president in more than a year.
3 hr agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
Deutsche WelleCenter
Denmark's Frederiksen criticizes Finland and Norway for calling Putin without coordinating with allies, despite consultation with Ukraine
Finland and Norway have called Putin about ending the Ukraine war, drawing Danish criticism. The dispute highlights divisions over European engagement with Moscow ahead of planned US-led peace talks.
3 hr agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
Financial TimesCenter
Putin speaks with Norwegian and Finnish leaders
Call is first contact at this level in more than a year as Russia and Ukraine prepare for US-brokered peace talks
4 hr agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
Bloomberg, Oct 27, 4:58 AM EDT
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3 hr 15 min later
Its first report, Oct 27, 8:13 AM EDT
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BloombergLeftOct 27, 4:58 AM EDT
Financial TimesCenterOct 27, 8:13 AM EDT
Deutsche WelleCenterOct 27, 8:54 AM EDT
BBC NewsCenterOct 27, 9:12 AM EDT
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 27, 9:59 AM EDT
The HillCenterOct 27, 11:07 AM EDT

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Finland and Norway leaders hold call with Putin on ending Ukraine war

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Russia targets Kyiv as Finnish, Norwegian leaders hold rare call with Putin

Putin Plans Talks With Finland, Norway Leaders on Ukraine

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Denmark, Estonia express skepticism over Finland and Norway's call with Putin

Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin

Denmark's Frederiksen criticizes Finland and Norway for calling Putin without coordinating with allies, despite consultation with Ukraine

Putin speaks with Norwegian and Finnish leaders

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