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            <title><![CDATA[Putin Welcomes Calls From Finland’s Stubb and Norway’s Støre and Says He Wants Dialogue With Europe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin welcomes the decision by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb to call him, the Russian president said at a press conference in Moscow.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:26:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Støre and Frederiksen agree to disagree over Putin talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The prime ministers of Norway and Denmark have spoken and agreed to disagree about the usefulness of the talks with Vladimir Putin involving the Finnish president and Norway’s prime minister.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Støre demands correction of Financial Times report on Putin talks, says account is false]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin spent most of a conversation with his Nordic counterparts lecturing them on Russian history, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre denied the report and is demanding that the newspaper correct it.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:42:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland’s Foreign Minister to Meet Marco Rubio After Stubb’s Call With Putin]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway chose to speak by phone with Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine this week. Finland’s Foreign Minister will now follow up with a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:44:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin’s Talks With Nordic Leaders Could Signal Start of Serious Diplomacy, Expert Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The “frank” talks between the two Nordic leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine could mark the start of a serious diplomatic process, says Kjell Engelbrekt, a professor of political science at the Swedish National Defence University. The talks suggest that the leaders are no longer just skirting the issues, but have begun to address real problems.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:43:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norway and Finland’s Leaders Hold 90-Minute Call With Putin on Ukraine War]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have spoken by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Before the call, we informed important allies, including all the Nordic countries, and afterwards we briefed them on the content of the call,” Stubb said in a speech to the Nordic Council.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:06:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelensky’s Oslo visit was a bid to repair strained US ties, Ukraine expert says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Oslo, Europe wanted to show a united front in support of Ukraine while also reaching out to the United States, according to Ukraine expert Fredrik Wesslau.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy and European leaders propose three-way meeting with Trump and Putin after Oslo talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine and considering a summit with Putin and Xi. After an urgent meeting with Trump’s envoy in Oslo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his European counterparts say they have a counterproposal. “We’ll see what Putin says about it,” the Ukrainian president says.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/stre-says-us-envoy-steve-witkoff-will-travel-to-russia-on-wednesday-for-ukraine-talks</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:09:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine, US Hold Short-Notice Peace Talks in Oslo as Deadlock Persists]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US and Ukraine are meeting at short notice in Oslo in an effort to break the deadlock in long-running peace talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is flanked by European leaders as Donald Trump’s envoy sits down at the table.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:15:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland and Ukraine sign defense deal on drone production and technology sharing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finland and Ukraine have signed a new defense agreement, which Finnish President Alexander Stubb calls a "drone deal."]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stubb says Trump has been very good for NATO as allies boost defence spending]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finnish President Alexander Stubb says in an interview with AFP that Donald Trump has been "very good" for NATO because member countries have increased their defense spending.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland joins France’s nuclear deterrence initiative, opens confidential talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finland, like Sweden, is joining France's nuclear deterrence initiative, Yle reports.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/finland-joins-frances-nuclear-deterrence-initiative-in-confidential-talks</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World leaders and royals gather in Oslo for King Harald’s funeral]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prime ministers and presidents, princes and national team captains, queens and bishops - the guest list for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V includes many famous and high-ranking names.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Daniel Ståhl chasing 13th straight Finnkampen discus title]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Finnkampen competition looks uncertain on both the women’s and men’s sides. But one thing is almost certain: Daniel Ståhl will win the men’s discus for the 13th time in a row.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:05:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian attacks kill at least 3 as Ukraine marks Independence Day with European leaders in Kyiv]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russian waves of attacks are washing over Ukraine as European leaders celebrate the country's Independence Day in Kyiv. There is a force that keeps us steady - it is the strength of our common circle, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his speech, urging allies to give Ukraine "everything it needs."]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/deadly-attacks-hit-russia-and-ukraine-killing-seven-including-children</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norway pledges $9 billion in continued support for Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Norway is pledging nine billion dollars, equivalent to 85 billion kronor, in continued support for Ukraine. The announcement came as leaders of the Baltic and Nordic countries met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:19:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France to contribute troops to Swedish-Finnish NATO battle group in the north]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[France will contribute soldiers, equipment and expertise to Sweden and Finland's NATO battle group in the north. One possible location is Boden.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rutte: NATO allies must give Ukraine what it needs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When the NATO defense alliance holds a summit in Turkey, it will be about keeping US President Donald Trump in a good mood. But NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte also wants the meeting to pledge strong, long-term support for Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:20:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ÖB: It would be misconduct not to think about Russia testing NATO's Article 5]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The President of Finland thinks ÖB Michael Claesson should take a sauna instead of worrying about Russia testing NATO's Article 5. ÖB says it would be misconduct not to think about Russia testing NATO's Article 5.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stubb says there is no evidence Russia will test NATO Article 5]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finnish President Alexander Stubb does not share the concern that Russia may want to test NATO's Article 5 in the relatively near future. "As president, commander-in-chief and a Finn, I see no evidence that this would happen," he tells HBL.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alexander Stubb or Angela Merkel, who can talk to Putin?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Alexander Stubb or Mario Draghi? Or even Angela Merkel? Pressure is mounting on EU talks with Russia about the war in Ukraine. But who will speak, and about what?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 07:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland's president Stubb says it's time for Europe to talk to Russia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Europe should have its own dialogue with Russia and come up with an alternative to the plan that Donald Trump's envoys are discussing, says Finland's president. "Yes, it is time to start talking to Russia," says Alexander Stubb in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:08:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Danish royal couple and Norwegian king and queen among guests of honor at King Carl Gustaf's 80th birthday celebration]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Danish royal couple and the Norwegian king and queen are some of the foreign guests of honor attending King Carl Gustaf's 80th birthday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:31:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Talks on Plan B for NATO - Sweden included]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Talks about a "European NATO" - a plan B if the US were to leave the military alliance - have gained momentum, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sweden is reportedly at the table.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:06:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Russian shadow fleet should be clamped down on harder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Russian shadow fleet will be met with a tougher response, promise the countries in the northern European, British-led defense cooperation JEF. "We must hunt them down even harder," says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:34:56 GMT</pubDate>
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