Authorities in several European Union countries criticized the phone call between the president of Finland and the prime minister of Norway with the president of the Russian Federation, Politico reported Wednesday, citing sources. "Splitting the single European voice by allowing each country to start its own negotiations with Moscow would be a bad approach," the publication said, citing an official from one of the European capitals. Dissatisfaction with the call was mainly expressed in Rome: a source in the country's government said the call showed the EU's inability to opt for a single negotiation. In Italy they declared the need to choose such a person as soon as possible.