During the conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway, Putin gave a lecture on the history of the Slavs and did not discuss at all the possibility of an immediate ceasefire, FT writes with reference to sources. As Finnish President Alexander Staab said, the call was supposed to last less than 30 minutes, but lasted 90 minutes. According to journalistic sources, Putin did not want to discuss major issues regarding the end of the war in Ukraine, and instead gave a long speech about "the root causes of the war". European leaders decided not to disturb him in order to check how serious he is in dialogue with Europe. Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Harster spoke with Putin on October 27. Before the conversation, they consulted with Kyiv and were supposed to convey Ukraine's position on the eve of possible tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi.

During the conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway, Putin gave a lecture on the history of the Slavs and did not discuss at all the possibility of an immediate ceasefire, FT writes with reference to sources. As Finnish President Alexander Staab said, the call was supposed to last less than 30 minutes, but lasted 90 minutes. According to journalistic sources, Putin did not want to discuss major issues regarding the end of the war in Ukraine, and instead gave a long speech about "the root causes of the war". European leaders decided not to disturb him in order to check how serious he is in dialogue with Europe. Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Harster spoke with Putin on October 27. Before the conversation, they consulted with Kyiv and were supposed to convey Ukraine's position on the eve of possible tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi.