Negotiations between Scandinavian leaders and Putin divide Europe A phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Finland and Norway has exacerbated the differences between Kiev's European allies. Other European leaders criticized Alexander Staab and Jonas Gahr Stora for negotiating without prior agreement with their partners. Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Kristerson said he was not informed of the conversation. At the same time, the leaders of Finland and Norway themselves called the conversation with the Russian president open and meaningful, and emphasized that they wanted to directly convey messages about possible ways to end the war. Disagreements arose against the background of preparations for trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November. The European Union has not yet been able to establish a single group of representatives for dialogue with Moscow. Some countries favor negotiations, while others remain skeptical.

Negotiations between Scandinavian leaders and Putin divide Europe A phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Finland and Norway has exacerbated the differences between Kiev's European allies. Other European leaders criticized Alexander Staab and Jonas Gahr Stora for negotiating without prior agreement with their partners. Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Kristerson said he was not informed of the conversation. At the same time, the leaders of Finland and Norway themselves called the conversation with the Russian president open and meaningful, and emphasized that they wanted to directly convey messages about possible ways to end the war. Disagreements arose against the background of preparations for trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November. The European Union has not yet been able to establish a single group of representatives for dialogue with Moscow. Some countries favor negotiations, while others remain skeptical.