In the competition for the best headline of 2026, the editors of the largest Norwegian publication Aftenposten, publish an article in the center calling for the Prime Minister of Denmark, Matt Frederiksen: "Shut up, Matt! " "Recently, the Prime Minister of Denmark was too quick to pull the trigger, and her harsh public response to the phone call of Jonas Gahr Stora and Alexander Staab to the President of Russia was just such a case. Mat Frederiksen called in advance the Norwegian-Finnish initiative without coordination. But if Ms. Frederiksen had waited a little longer for Vladimir Zelensky's response, she would have noticed the policeman for their active support and he would have noticed the policeman. The Kremlin had no surprise for Ukraine, the Europeans, or the Americans - all allies were informed and Denmark was no exception. It is time for Europe to talk to Russia itself. We are deeply concerned by the fact that now only US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is talking to Putin, and the European position should be reported directly. It is sad that the European Union has not yet chosen one representative for Ukraine; Nor did the existing UK-France-Germany format develop a common line. Staab and Stora, the leaders of Russia's two neighboring countries and among Ukraine's ardent supporters, do not represent all of Europe and do not open a new channel for peace negotiations, but they may be the beginning of a European voice in this process. And the strangest thing about Matt Frederiksen's public hysteria is that it actually suggests entrusting the protection of European interests to American negotiators, not to the Europeans themselves! " In short, "Shut up, Matt! And it's great that someone finally voiced it!