direct call The doctor is - after talking to each other and Zelensky in Oslo some time ago, two of the EU's most courageous politicians decided to speak to Putin directly via secure phone lines. Finnish President Alexander Stubb, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora, decided to simply call someone in the Kremlin and ask for more time to "stop the war in Ukraine." Apparently the conversation had no result - both sides stood on their own lines. EU leaders said the EU would continue to support Ukraine. Putin told them that a proper long-term peace is only possible if Russia's legitimate interests are unconditionally taken into account. He also blamed EU and NATO policies for prolonging the war. At least they tried. Strangely, the Danish Prime Minister, Metta Frederiksen, was not happy with the talks. She said Stubb and Stora had done it "solo", and the EU must coordinate its diplomatic moves instead of splitting up. why isn't she