The Prime Ministers Of Denmark And Sweden Criticized Stubb And Stere For Calling Putin

• 27.10.2026, 17:12

They called for European unity.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, following in the footsteps of his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, expressed doubts that phone call between Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Støre with Putin is bringing peace closer in Ukraine.

Stubb and Støre called the Kremlin leader on their own initiative. According to Stubb, the conversation was “open and businesslike.” Afterward, both held a “fruitful phone conversation” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reports “European Truth”.

Frederiksen, who is currently visiting Finland, where the foreign ministers of the Nordic countries are set to meet on October 27–28, stated that she is very skeptical of this initiative. According to her, it had not been coordinated with anyone. The Danish prime minister emphasized that she sees no signs that Russia is seeking peace with Europe, given both the hybrid war that continues every day and the daily fierce attacks in Ukraine.

“I believe we need to preserve European unity, rather than act alone,” she added. When asked whether the call might prolong the process, Frederiksen replied that she did not understand what Stubb and Støre hoped to achieve by this. According to her, Europeans have previously emphasized—when others acted independently and traveled to Moscow—that it is important to stand together, and many have fought for this all these years.

Kristersson, as quoted by SVT, said: “If the talks lead to peace, that’s good. However, in my experience, the results of previous discussions—for example, those involving Germany and France—have been very modest. And if you look at what Russia is doing on the ground every day, I don’t see anything that would indicate it is seeking peace. They are seeking to subjugate [Ukraine].’