When Putin expresses his insults towards the West, Europe, Ukraine, almost starting with the Polovtsy and the Pechanga, any psychologist or psychotherapist will say: when working with such a client, you must first let him talk, and then gradually move to objective communication, discuss specific problems and look for ways to solve them," believes Ukrainian political scientist Pesenko Volodymy. The conversation with the leaders of Finland and Norway was Russian President Putin's first contact with Kiev's European allies in a year. DW asked experts what this call means for peace talks in Ukraine.