Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora, the media reported. Helsinki emphasized that it was Finland and Norway that initiated the conversation. After a conversation with Putin, the leaders of Norway and Finland called Vladimir Zelensky. The President of Ukraine stated the need for mutual de-escalation. Expert opinion: The president of the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Tatiana Perkhalina, said that in recent days the Russian side has been saying that Europe should become a participant in the negotiation process and further settlement in regards to a new European security architecture. Maybe the ice is broken. The expert is almost certain that Stove and Stora coordinated this conversation with the European Commission and European colleagues. Northern Europe is behaving actively, Finland is a new member of NATO and an active security contributor to the alliance, so the Northern Europeans have decided that now is their exit, the expert concluded.

Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation with Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora, the media reported. Helsinki emphasized that it was Finland and Norway that initiated the conversation. After a conversation with Putin, the leaders of Norway and Finland called Vladimir Zelensky. The President of Ukraine stated the need for mutual de-escalation. Expert opinion: The president of the Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Tatiana Perkhalina, said that in recent days the Russian side has been saying that Europe should become a participant in the negotiation process and further settlement in regards to a new European security architecture. Maybe the ice is broken. The expert is almost certain that Stove and Stora coordinated this conversation with the European Commission and European colleagues. Northern Europe is behaving actively, Finland is a new member of NATO and an active security contributor to the alliance, so the Northern Europeans have decided that now is their exit, the expert concluded.