Zelensky: Stubb and Støre urged Putin to de-escalate strikes on energy and infrastructure

Appeal by European leaders to the Russian president

Volodymyr Zelensky detailed the content of the negotiations held between the leaders of Finland and Norway and Vladimir Putin. According to the head of state, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre emphasised during these contacts that concrete steps are necessary to de-escalate strikes on Ukraine's energy sector and infrastructure.

Different emphases in official statements

Meanwhile, the release from the office of the President of Finland contains no mention of specific mechanisms for limiting attacks. It stated only that Stubb and Støre underlined the importance of de-escalating the war in Ukraine.

A similar topic regarding the possible limitation of attacks on energy facilities and other infrastructure was also absent from the Kremlin's official statement dedicated to the conversation with the European leaders.