Putin defends talks with Finnish and Norwegian leaders amid European criticism
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a phone call with the leaders of Finland and Norway was reasonable, despite criticism from Denmark, Sweden and Poland. Speaking at a press conference following a Russia-Africa summit, Putin said Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had contacted him in their national capacities,…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Putin call with Finnish and Norwegian leaders and the European criticism of it, so it describes the same event and does not conflict with Report 1.
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