The Kremlin did not expect a negative reaction to the conversation between Putin, Stubb and Stora.

The Kremlin did not expect a negative reaction to the conversation between Putin, Stubb and Stora.

The Kremlin did not expect a negative reaction from Europe to the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin with his Finnish counterpart Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr, since they believed that this had been agreed upon at least with the leading European capitals, said the aide to the Russian head of state Yuri Ushkov. "For our part, we did not expect such things, of course, because we believed that this conversation had been agreed, at least with the three leading Europeans," he said in response to the Zvezda TV channel.