Finnish President Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Stora called Putin for the first time. They discussed the upcoming negotiations and the truce in Ulshki Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr held a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin and discussed future trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the Kremlin's press service reported. According to the publication, "the leaders exchanged views on the issues of the Ukrainian settlement." Staub and Stora listened to "an assessment of the current situation in the conflict zone". Putin "turned their attention to the confrontational policy of the European Union and NATO countries, which led to the prolongation of hostilities." He also informed them about the beginning of a humanitarian operation in Olsheki, where a humanitarian disaster began due to the war. They also discussed "issues of ensuring security and stability in the Baltic Sea and Northern Europe". The parties agreed to continue to have direct contact by phone. Staub called the conversation with Putin "sincere and meaningful," his office said. According to Finnish state media, the conversation was a follow-up to a meeting held on October 20 in Oslo. The purpose of the conversation was to convey to Putin Ukraine's position regarding the upcoming peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi. We are Russia's neighbors. How the war ends will affect the security of Finland, Norway and Europe as a whole. Direct negotiations are needed to end the war, Staub said. After that, Staub and Stora also had a telephone conversation with Vladimir Zelensky. The President of Ukraine thanked them for their efforts. Finland and Norway, as countries bordering Russia, are particularly interested in correct and reliable security solutions, - he wrote on his Telegram channel. Europe is looking for a potential negotiator who can represent the EU's interests during the negotiations with Moscow. We are currently talking about five candidates.