Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (L) and Finnish President Alexander Stubb wearing navy suits. Støre has a white shirt and blue tie, while Stubb has a white shirt, purple tie and black-rimmed glasses. Image source, AFP via Getty Images
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Norway and Finland say they are not acting on behalf of other European leaders

ByHafsa Khalil
  • Published30 minutes ago

Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre have held a joint call with Vladimir Putin - a rare contact between the Russian president and European leaders.

The aim was looking at "future negotiations to help to end the war" in Ukraine, their offices said. They said their initiative was not on behalf of "Europe as a whole".