Putin devoted a large part of a 90-minute phone call with Finland's President Staab and Norway's Prime Minister Stora to telling the history of the medieval Slavs instead of discussing a ceasefire in Ukraine. The Financial Times. According to the newspaper, the talks yielded almost no results, as the Russian president continued to stand by his demands.

Putin devoted a large part of a 90-minute phone call with Finland's President Staab and Norway's Prime Minister Stora to telling the history of the medieval Slavs instead of discussing a ceasefire in Ukraine. The Financial Times. According to the newspaper, the talks yielded almost no results, as the Russian president continued to stand by his demands.