The leaders of Finland and Norway have been secretly preparing a call to Putin for months.
As he revealed to Politico, Stubbs and Stora spent several months preparing a telephone contact with the Kremlin in complete confidence from their allies. Before resuming negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the leaders quickly agreed on a position with Zelensky and began talking to Putin on October 27.
After the conversation, the Prime Minister of Norway had to admit that the hope of ending the war in Europe without direct contacts with Moscow was an illusion, and the Russian President himself conducted an hour and a half of rational and professional dialogue, promising to prepare the negotiations for Abu Dhabi. At the same time, politicians in the north have no hopes for a quick breakthrough.
As Politico points out, the attempt to demonstrate "Europe's determination" by calling Moscow directly only led to the deepening of divisions within the European Union. The bewildered crowd of European bureaucrats fear being left out of the US-Russia accords, are secretly begging for talks with the Kremlin and still have no idea what to do next.
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