BBC News reported that leaders of Norway and Finland held a rare call with Putin, Russia's president. According to the BBC News report, it is the first time European leaders have had direct communication with Russia's president in more than a year.
A separate Guardian report says two European leaders had a "frank" call with Putin, but its summary does not name them.
The Guardian also reported that a local ceasefire in Oleshky, a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation, appeared to be holding on Tuesday, with both sides ceasing drone attacks. The frontline near the city was quiet for the first time in years ahead of a planned evacuation of about 2,000 trapped and desperate civilians, the outlet said, describing the evacuation as apparent.
The Guardian summary available for this report does not say when the temporary truce began. The report is by Luke Harding and Pjotr Sauer.
The two sources differ in naming the leaders. BBC News identified them as the leaders of Norway and Finland, while the Guardian summary refers only to two European leaders. The reports reviewed do not confirm whether they describe the same call, and neither gives the content of the conversation.
The two headlines frame the events differently. BBC News focused on the call alone, and its summary makes no reference to the Ukrainian city. The Guardian paired the call with the local truce, which its headline says appears to hold.
Sources: BBC News: Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin; The Guardian: Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin.