The leaders of Norway and Finland had a conversation with Putin": the conversation lasted 90 minutes. "Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr called his conversation with Vladimir Putin and the leader of Finland Stubb professional and meaningful, noting that the conversation lasted an hour and a half. Stora admitted that there are big differences between the positions of the parties. The Norwegian Prime Minister also said that after his conversation with Putin, he had the impression that Moscow was carefully preparing for the negotiations in Abu Dhabi. For Putin and Stubb, it was the first phone call after the current Finnish president took office (since March 1, 2024). At the same time, the Russian leader and Norwegian Prime Minister Stora have not spoken on the phone since March 2022."