{
  "id": 17209063,
  "title": "Russia wants to restore relations with European countries, Putin says after Stubb call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/russia-wants-to-restore-relations-with-european-countries-putin-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T10:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yle News Finland",
    "slug": "yle-news-finland",
    "url": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20254226?origin=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on his phone call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre on Thursday evening from Moscow. In his remarks, Putin expressed Russia's desire to restore fully-fledged and complete relations with European countries, emphasizing that any potential war would result in no winners. He stated that Russia is ready for dialogue but firmly opposes any war with Europe. Putin also noted that neither Stubb nor Støre were representing the European Union in the call, as they made clear at the beginning. Despite criticism from some European allies, Putin acknowledged that the Nordic leaders were right to initiate contact, even though they received a mixed reaction. The Russian leader reportedly spent most of the 90-minute conversation lecturing Stubb and Støre about medieval Slavic history, driven by his historical fixation on the initial reasons for the conflict. A survey conducted by Ilta-Sanomat on Friday morning found that 75 percent of the Finnish public supported President Stubb's decision to call Putin to discuss the Ukraine peace process.",
  "summary": "The Russian leader said Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre were right to make the call earlier this week, despite a mixed reaction among their European allies.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Pentagon urges Baltic NATO allies to tone down rhetoric about Russia, citing remarks likening Putin to a ‘rat in a corner’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pentagon-urges-baltic-nato-allies-to-tone-down-rhetoric-about-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:49:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "‘Don’t Make Noise’ – Pentagon Reportedly Urges Baltic States to Tone Down Russia Warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/dont-make-noise-pentagon-reportedly-urges-baltic-states-to-tone-down",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:08:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Pentagon tells Baltic states to curb warnings about Russian threats — Reuters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pentagon-tells-baltic-states-to-curb-warnings-about-russian-threats",
        "published": "2026-10-30T10:44:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}