Norway PM says 'big' differences with Putin in call on Ukraine war
After a 90-minute call with Vladimir Putin, Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Støre said he and Finland’s President Alexander Stubb noted major differences with Moscow over the Ukraine war, emphasizing they spoke only for their own countries.
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- Published Date: 04:07 PM 27 October 2026
Norway's prime minister said Tuesday there were "big" differences with Moscow on the Ukraine war, when he and Finland's president had 90-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"There are big differences in views," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told Norwegian media in Helsinki, where he is taking part in a meeting of Nordic leaders. Store stressed that he and Finland's President Alexander Stubb had only spoken with Putin on behalf of their own countries.
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