We suspected there would be something slightly more substantive from the Russian readout of the phone call between Vladimir Putin, Alexander Stubb and Jonas Störe. You can read the Nordic readout here.
Here’s the Russian version: “President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe at the request of the Finnish and Norwegian sides.”
“There was an exchange of views on settling the Ukraine crisis in light of Vladimir Putin’s talks with US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on October 21 as well as Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Störe’s own recent contacts with Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Zelensky in Oslo.
The parties welcomed the agreement to resume trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States in Abu Dhabi in early to mid November, intended in particular to discuss ways to ensure the security of both Russia and Ukraine once a complete cessation of hostilities is reached.
Vladimir Putin assessed the current situation in the Ukraine conflict zone, reiterating its root causes and emphasising that a just and lasting peace would be possible only if the interests of the Russian Federation are considered in full and without any conditions attached. In addition, he noted the EU and NATO’s confrontational policies which result in prolonging the hostilities.
Ensuring security in the Baltic Sea and Northern Europe were discussed as well. In this regard, both the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway reaffirmed the importance of upholding international maritime law and the freedom of navigation.
The President of Russia notified the Finnish and Norwegian parties of the fact that a US-mediated humanitarian operation was now underway in the vicinity of the Russian community of Alyoshki and that a temporary ceasefire was introduced in the Kherson sector of the frontline to make it possible.
The three leaders agreed to maintain direct telephone contact in the future. (source)
Not everyone is happy about all this direct contact that could lead to the possibility of a permanent ceasefire and direct negotiations toward the ending of hostilities. Mette and Ulf are not pleased. Apparently, the Danes and Swedes are not happy about all this, well, peaceful stuff being thrown about willy nilly.
[…] Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized the call, saying it ‘was not coordinated with the rest of us.’ She stressed the importance of European unity in comments to reporters on Tuesday, adding ‘we should be very careful about giving Putin an opportunity that he did not have until a few hours ago.’
Meanwhile, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, speaking from an event in Helsinki, said he had been given no advance notice and held low expectations from the call. He emphasized that his country’s position remained that peace had to be reached on Ukraine’s terms. (source)
All of this is happening after both Russia and Ukraine said a ceasefire in the city of, Oleshky brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump, had begun at 3am local time and was in effect through the morning. Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia said it would last until 10.59pm on November 1.
Oleshky in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region has been caught in the middle of the fighting since 2022, when it was overwhelmed by Russian forces at the start of the invasion. The population has dropped from about 24,000 to around 2,000 today.
A spokesman for Ukraine’s Marine Corps, Pavlo Drogal, told reporters that ‘the enemy is observing the ceasefire’ as of 9am local time. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said there had been no reports of violations.
Peace is the prize!
You can’t come to agreement, you go around them, over them or through them
Right on President Trump, time to go through them.
Well said Sir. Especially when the agreement is based on a truly moral goal. Ending these kind of wars the long slog as they say throughout history has only demonstrated one thing, useless loss of life. Finland should be highlighted, the fought valiantly against Russia in WW2 but to realize it was a losing endeavor over time. So they negotiated an agreement, lost some land and gave gone on to be a thriving, happy, healthy nation.
Or…
If the stated position of the EU/NATO warmongers is that “peace” has to be reached on Ukraine’s terms, there will be none.
So a permanent state of war.
This level of insanity is stultifying.
Yes Betsy,
Not the countries of Europe but the European Union is the enemy of peace and of Russia and of the USA and of the peoples of Europe.
I am beginning to believe that it will take the disbanding of the EU to solve this problem. I would like to know what Sec of State Rubio and emissary Witkoff told Finland and Norway. It seems they were given a “come to Jesus” statement. Certainly their behavior changed immediately.
Betsy, that “power of stepping away” meme is extremely useful and wise.
I saved it to my phone, I may need to apply that in life myself, thank you for sharing your wisdom!
Are there any Senators willing to step away from the honeypot Ukraine and end support for the Ukraine war? Apparently not!
Peace🙏🏻
Now you have all the other Eww countries wanting in on the act.
Clown show..all of it
Z Cocaine Boy will not capitulate unless President Trump grabs him by the ear, calls him a little SOB, and yanks all intelligence and funding in any form.
“He emphasized that his country’s position remained that peace had to be reached on Ukraine’s terms”
Reaching peace on Ukraine’s terms means NATO’s terms, which means Russian withdrawal from all of Ukraine and return to status quo ante, which means stalemate, which means such an outcome is not possible.
To sum up, Sweden balances on tiptoe on the tightrope of diplomacy while achieving nothing.
But Europe doesn’t want peace.
Precisely.
The EU is going up in flames, both figuratively and literally, with no real way out save a Bankers War.
The Muslim population in their midst will never assimilate and has no desire to. If the Euroweiners thought they could get the Muslim “refugees” to fight for them, the are sadly mistaken.
More Dog & Pony show.
Perhaps the Finn and Norwegian leaders have found the courage to consider what is in the “best interests” of their People, despite ursula … Perhaps her latest model of manliness, cur carney, disgusted them enough, to lead them to act like Men.
I hope Putin’s observation that the EU will collapse has an imminency to it. …
That said, I pray that most of the true treasures of western culture are save for posterity; not idolatry.
[snip] Meanwhile, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, speaking from an event in Helsinki, said he had been given no advance notice and held low expectations from the call. He emphasized that his country’s position remained that peace had to be reached on Ukraine’s terms.
What’s this guy smoking?
These are not serious people.
No. they are drunk with their own power and desperate to keep it. We have a peace agreement that stops the killing, ends the beating of the Euroweiners war drums and the EU collapses under their socialist spending of other peoples money.
My biggest concern is the UK or a European nation with nuclear weapons falling into complete Islamic control. Iran will be a footnote in history if that happens.
Dang it, man! How can crooked scum expect to stay in power, and make tons of money, if bodies aren’t dropping like flies?!
I predict a Nobel Peace Prize for FIRST LADY Melania Trump!!!!!
Norway was in cahoots with Finland on the Finland Star-link/shield satellite kerfluffle.
That’s why President Putin agreed to speak with those two ridiculous clowns and didn’t include the rest of the EU clown rodeo <who were the ones who put Finland up to it.
The EU war pigs are likely to try to wreck up the Alyoshki-Kherson ceasefire, so hopefully Ellensky has enough sense not to listen to them.
0.o
If cokehead violates Melanias ceasefire, his days ARE over.
Of course he only cares about himself.
We’ll see if he has an ounce of sense left.
The ones who want to fight wars the most are the ones with the least skin in the game, starting with Lil’ Z who makes more money the longer this goes on … he won’t be leading from the front lines. The Danes and Swedes want more American money and commitment, hopefully American boots on the ground one glorious day.
Fight your own wars. So done with Europe, at least until the kick out all the Mooslims they invited in – because what now is the point of Europe?
3, 2 , 1….. ‘Zelinski’ carries out a drone attack into Russia.
I suppose diplomacy and the sincere desire for a peace agreement keeps the US from publicly noting that Zelensky isn’t independently negotiating … rather he must continually check in with his European financers.
The history of Ukraine is such a muddled mess. For gosh sakes Russia originated in what is called Ukraine.
There should be nothing called European Union.
These insane conflicts in Europe needs to end. A millennium of war and conflicts just shows the immature children we are dealing with.
I hate you no I hate you no I hate you more and on it goes.