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Finland and Norway break ranks with call to Putin

Original: The leaders of Finland and Norway call Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge him to end the war in Ukraine, breaking

The leaders of Finland and Norway have telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge him to end the war in Ukraine. The calls break with a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of refusing direct contact with the Kremlin since the full-scale invasion began. The move stands out because most European governments have cut off dialogue with Moscow, making direct outreach by two Nordic states bordering Russia especially notable.

Why now: Western leaders have avoided direct contact with Putin since the invasion, so these calls mark a striking diplomatic shift

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• The leaders of Finland and Norway call Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge him to end the war in Ukraine, breaking with a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of shunning direct contact with the Kremlin. · NBCNews · 339

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