Denmark's Frederiksen criticizes Finland and Norway for calling Putin without coordinating with allies, despite consultation with Ukraine
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Finland and Norway have called Putin about ending the Ukraine war, drawing Danish criticism. The dispute highlights divisions over European engagement with Moscow ahead of planned US-led peace talks.
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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized Finland's and Norway's leaders Tuesday after they held a joint phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine.
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The call came ahead of planned US-led peace talks, which European leaders are seeking to join.
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Frederiksen said that Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store had gone "solo.” "I'm very sceptical about this Norwegian and Finnish initiative.
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It hasn't been coordinated with any of the rest of us," she told reporters while attending a meeting of Nordics leaders. "I honestly don't know what those two countries think they can achieve with this."
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"I believe we should keep Europe united, rather than going it alone," Frederiksen said.
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Stubb and Store said they had consulted Ukraine before initiating the call.
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video They stressed that they represented their own countries and were not speaking on behalf of Europe.
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Stubb described the conversation as "frank and substantive."
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the call, the first between the three leaders.
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"The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our and the broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions," Stubb said.
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Finland and Norway both border Russia and have supported Ukraine throughout the war. Store said the leaders had emphasized de-escalation.
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"The war comes with enormous human and material costs.
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The suffering and destruction will impact generations," he said.
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The call followed an October 20 meeting in Oslo involving Stubb, Store, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoy Steve Witkoff. US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner joined remotely.
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Zelenskyy also spoke with the Nordic leaders after their conversation with Putin. "Finland and Norway will continue to support Ukraine, and the efforts to find a just and lasting peace," Stubb wrote on social media.
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A US-mediated ceasefire in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky is set to last until November 1, Ukraine's top negotiator Davyd Arakhamia said on Tuesday.
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"This is the biggest de-escalation since 2022," he said on Telegram, adding that every such step brings peace closer.
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