Instead of discussing a truce, Putin spent 90 minutes immersing Stubbs and Stora in medieval history.
Vladimir Putin had a 90-minute phone call with Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora, most of which he devoted to the medieval history of the Slavs and the causes of the conflict in Ukraine, write in the media and cite sources familiar with the content of the conversation. Kyiv's demand for an immediate ceasefire was hardly discussed. The call was initially planned to end in less than half an hour, but it lasted a full hour and a half. Staab and Stura allegedly deliberately allowed the Russian leader to continue his historic retreats, trying to understand how serious he is about dialogue with Europe. It was Putin's first direct contact with the leaders of Ukraine's European allies since a phone call with Macron in July 2025. Ostashko! Important in TG.
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