The Kremlin did not expect a negative reaction from Europe to the conversation between Vladimir Putin, Alexander Staub and Jonas Gaher Ster, - the assistant of the Russian president Yuri Ushkov. According to him, Moscow believed that the conversation had been agreed upon at least with the leading European countries. Ushkov also emphasized that Russia does not refuse contacts with Europeans. Vladimir Putin will always pick up the phone if Alexander Staub or Jonas Gahr Ster want to call again, he added. Telegram | maximum | strain |.