The leaders of Finland and Norway held telephone conversations with Putin. The conversation was direct and to the point. We are neighbors of Russia, and how the war ends will affect the security of Finland, Norway and the entire European Union. Ending the war requires direct negotiations, European negotiators say The Kremlin has made no concessions: peace is possible only if Russia's "legitimate interests" are fully taken into account, and he called the politics of the European Union and NATO the reason for the prolongation of the war. Putin said that Russia would not budge from occupying all of Donbas, Reuters reports.

The leaders of Finland and Norway held telephone conversations with Putin. The conversation was direct and to the point. We are neighbors of Russia, and how the war ends will affect the security of Finland, Norway and the entire European Union. Ending the war requires direct negotiations, European negotiators say The Kremlin has made no concessions: peace is possible only if Russia's "legitimate interests" are fully taken into account, and he called the politics of the European Union and NATO the reason for the prolongation of the war. Putin said that Russia would not budge from occupying all of Donbas, Reuters reports.