Politics
Nordic leaders hold rare Putin call as Trump says Russia-Ukraine meeting is "very soon"
October 28, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Coverage
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Norway and Finland hold rare phone call with Putin: What that means
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
ترمب: اجتماع قريب جدا بين بوتين وزيلينسكي
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يواليوم السابع
ترامب يكشف تطورات جديدة بشأن حرب أوكرانيا.. هل يقترب لقاء بوتين وزيلينسكى؟
(opens the publisher’s site)Nordic leaders urged Putin to end the Ukraine war in a 90-minute call Tuesday, ahead of US-brokered Abu Dhabi peace talks.
- Stubb and Støre held the call Tuesday, the first by Western European leaders with Putin since the 2022 invasion, then spoke with Zelenskyy.
- Trump said a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy would be arranged "very soon."
- Stubb said the call was prepared in consultation with Ukraine and the US, and that support for Ukraine "remains unwavering."
- Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov called Zelenskyy illegitimate and said Putin would guarantee his security in Moscow.