Kremlin: Putin informed the leaders of Norway and Finland about the humanitarian operation in the Alshek region. Russian President Vladimir Putin informed the leader of Finland, Alexander Staab, and the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Stora, about the US-mediated humanitarian operation in the Alshek region. This became known from a statement published on the Kremlin's official website. "The President of Russia announced the beginning of a humanitarian operation carried out with the mediation of the United States in the area of the Russian settlement of Alsheki and the introduction of a temporary 'regime of silence' in the direction of Kherson for these purposes," the statement read. In addition, the leaders of the three countries agreed to continue having direct contacts by telephone. Earlier, Putin said, during a conversation with European leaders, that the establishment of peace in Ukraine is only possible considering the interests more details >>>.