President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre following their phone call with Vladimir Putin. The sides discussed preparations for a trilateral meeting of Ukrainian, US and Russian teams scheduled for November.
This was reported by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the president, Stubb and Støre gave him a detailed briefing on their conversation with the Russian leader.
Zelenskyy said the leaders of Finland and Norway had urged Putin to take real de-escalatory steps, particularly regarding attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector and infrastructure.
The sides also discussed the upcoming trilateral meeting at the level of Ukrainian, US and Russian teams.
They separately discussed possible formats of cooperation with European partners that could support diplomatic efforts, Ukraine’s defense and shared security.
Zelenskyy stressed that Finland and Norway, as countries bordering Russia, have a particular interest in reliable security arrangements.
“There must be peace, de-escalation is necessary, and Russia’s prolongation of the war must stop,” the president said.
Earlier, “Glavnoe in Ukraine” reported that Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a phone call with Vladimir Putin regarding Russia’s war against Ukraine and diplomatic efforts to end it. Before the call, they consulted Ukraine, and one of the purposes of the conversation was to convey Ukrainian messages to Putin regarding future peace talks.
