Sebastien Gille
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Finland and Norway leaders call Putin, assessing Moscow’s willingness for Abu Dhabi talks
Finland’s president Alexander Stubb and Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke to Vladimir Putin on October 27 about the war in Ukraine. After the 90-minute call, they told Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia appeared serious about a trilateral negotiating-group meeting in Abu Dhabi, although the European Commission sees little sign that Putin is ready for meaningful peace negotiations.