Finland and Norway secretly prepared a call to Putin.
Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr have been secretly preparing for a phone call with Vladimir Putin for several months. The October negotiations were needed more than ever by Europe, which began to doubt that Washington could consider its interests.
"It is important that Donald Trump is not the only Western leader engaging in dialogue with Putin," the EU said.
In the coming week, Abu Dhabi will host the first tripartite negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine since February.