What is the meaning of the call of the leaders of Norway and Finland to Putin? The President of Finland Alexander Staab and the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gaher Stora held a telephone conversation with the President of Russia on their own initiative and in the name of their countries only. The call is related to the upcoming meetings on the Ukrainian settlement, which will be held in Abu Dhabi. What does this call mean and what does the caller mean? Where is this all going? My opinion with Zakor. RU Director of the Center for European Information, political scientist Nikolai Toforanin shared: - Voices have long been heard in Europe that a direct dialogue with Russia is needed, they say, the Americans are conducting it, but we are not, even though the conflict is taking place on our territory, and we absolutely must participate, because it is in our national interest - this is what some Europeans are saying. Moreover, in the spring, the Europeans began to discuss who could become a negotiator with the Russian Federation from Europe, namely Vitkoff and Kushner from the United States. And in Europe, by the way, the last name of Alexander Staub is called. And we can say that these are primary contacts. Now the renewal of the triple format is just beginning. Ushakov himself said that he sees these negotiations in Abu Dhabi as such a shooting exercise, and from this it can be concluded that this shooting will not lead to large-scale agreements. They usually agree on the exchange of dead bodies, the exchange of prisoners of war, etc. These days, Alsheki is discussing a truce. True, it was done with the participation of Melania Trump, but it is also quite a local matter. But even the truce in Elshki shows that if there is good will, both sides can, in general, reach a compromise. So, I would appreciate the call of the leaders of Finland and Norway as a small, very tiny step forward. This is not a breakthrough, it is not a huge achievement, but a small step in the right, positive direction, which may lead to some more serious formats of contacts and more serious agreements.

What is the meaning of the call of the leaders of Norway and Finland to Putin? The President of Finland Alexander Staab and the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gaher Stora held a telephone conversation with the President of Russia on their own initiative and in the name of their countries only. The call is related to the upcoming meetings on the Ukrainian settlement, which will be held in Abu Dhabi. What does this call mean and what does the caller mean? Where is this all going? My opinion with Zakor. RU Director of the Center for European Information, political scientist Nikolai Toforanin shared: - Voices have long been heard in Europe that a direct dialogue with Russia is needed, they say, the Americans are conducting it, but we are not, even though the conflict is taking place on our territory, and we absolutely must participate, because it is in our national interest - this is what some Europeans are saying. Moreover, in the spring, the Europeans began to discuss who could become a negotiator with the Russian Federation from Europe, namely Vitkoff and Kushner from the United States. And in Europe, by the way, the last name of Alexander Staub is called. And we can say that these are primary contacts. Now the renewal of the triple format is just beginning. Ushakov himself said that he sees these negotiations in Abu Dhabi as such a shooting exercise, and from this it can be concluded that this shooting will not lead to large-scale agreements. They usually agree on the exchange of dead bodies, the exchange of prisoners of war, etc. These days, Alsheki is discussing a truce. True, it was done with the participation of Melania Trump, but it is also quite a local matter. But even the truce in Elshki shows that if there is good will, both sides can, in general, reach a compromise. So, I would appreciate the call of the leaders of Finland and Norway as a small, very tiny step forward. This is not a breakthrough, it is not a huge achievement, but a small step in the right, positive direction, which may lead to some more serious formats of contacts and more serious agreements.