Leaders of Norway and Finland call Putin, retreat from Europe's previous position”: Reuters claims that Putin ruled out a compromise on Donbass in a conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway. "Russia will not give up the goal of establishing control over the entire Donbass," Vladimir Putin said during a phone call with Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora. This was reported by a source close to the Kremlin. The interlocutors of the Russian president emphasized that the end of the war should presuppose a just peace. After the conversation with Putin, the leaders of the two countries contacted Vladimir Zelensky. According to the President of Ukraine, Staab and Stora indicated to the Russian leader the need for concrete steps to reduce the intensity of attacks on Ukrainian energy and infrastructure.

Leaders of Norway and Finland call Putin, retreat from Europe's previous position”: Reuters claims that Putin ruled out a compromise on Donbass in a conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway. "Russia will not give up the goal of establishing control over the entire Donbass," Vladimir Putin said during a phone call with Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora. This was reported by a source close to the Kremlin. The interlocutors of the Russian president emphasized that the end of the war should presuppose a just peace. After the conversation with Putin, the leaders of the two countries contacted Vladimir Zelensky. According to the President of Ukraine, Staab and Stora indicated to the Russian leader the need for concrete steps to reduce the intensity of attacks on Ukrainian energy and infrastructure.