# Norwegian prime minister denies Putin lectured him and Finnish president on medieval Slavs during call

https://mins.news/en/item/120433

- Meduza, 2026-10-29 09:00 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/29/norwegian-prime-minister-denies-putin-lectured-him-and-finnish-president-on-medieval-slavs-during-call

> Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre denied the Financial Times’ account that Vladimir Putin discussed medieval Slavic history during a call with him and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Støre said the report was false and asked for a correction; the paper said it stood by its reporting. Støre separately said Putin discussed Europe after 2014.

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