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Putin discussed Ukraine conflict’s roots with Finnish and Norwegian leaders
Vladimir Putin discussed the roots of the Ukraine conflict in a phone call with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said Putin began by explaining the conflict’s causes at the other leaders’ request.
Ushakov said those roots dated back to 2014.
He also rejected a Financial Times report that Putin spent much of the call discussing medieval Slavic history.
The call involved the leaders of Russia, Finland and Norway, though no further details of their discussion were provided.
The available information does not say what action or follow-up the leaders agreed on.
Vladimir Putin outlined what he described as the root causes of the Ukraine conflict in a phone call with Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister.
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said the call began with the explanation at the request of the other participants.
Ushakov said the roots dated back to 2014.
He rejected a Financial Times report that Putin had spent a significant part of the call discussing medieval Slavic history.
- Who
- Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
- What
- Putin outlined what he described as the root causes of the Ukraine conflict.
- When
- Tuesday; the sources do not give the date of the call.
- Where
- By phone.
- Why
- Ushakov said the other participants requested an explanation of the conflict’s roots.
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov
Financial Times
What Putin discussed
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov
Ushakov said Putin outlined the root causes of the Ukraine conflict.
Financial Times
The report, as described by Ushakov, said Putin devoted a significant part of the call to medieval Slavic history.
Putin held a phone call with Stubb and Store and outlined what he described as the root causes of the Ukraine conflict.
Ushakov commented on the call and rejected the Financial Times report about its discussion of medieval Slavic history.
- Participants
- Vladimir Putin, Alexander Stubb and Jonas Gahr Store
- Call format
- Phone call
- Aide
- Yury Ushakov
- Roots of conflict
- Ushakov said they dated back to 2014
2 sources
What people are saying
Our president outlined the root causes of the conflict at the request of those on the other end of the phone. That is how the conversation began.
Absolutely
Of course not. Were British representatives there, or what? How would they know? That’s complete nonsense.