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Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to convey Ukraine’s message, not to mediate, and stressed their support for Ukraine. Denmark criticized the call as uncoordinated, reflecting divisions in Europe over how to engage Russia.

Lawrence Freedman, Michael McFaul, Jonathan Haslam, Martin Scheinin, Eran Halperin and 19 more

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A student-led opposition list won Serbia’s Oct. 25 parliamentary election, defeating Aleksandar Vučić’s governing nationalists as the leaderless movement faced uncertainty over how it would govern.

Antje Wiener, Nathalie Tocci, Klaus H. Goetz, Branko Milanovic, Seán Hanley and 25 more