Putin's conversation with Stubbs and Stora has led to a split among Kiev's allies in Europe, writes the British newspaper The Telegraph. The newspaper notes that the phone call was not coordinated with other Europeans and took place against the background of the European Union's attempts to identify a group of leaders that could represent the bloc in any negotiations with Russia. As an anonymous European official told the newspaper, EU leaders can now call Putin "left and right" without having a common European position.

Putin's conversation with Stubbs and Stora has led to a split among Kiev's allies in Europe, writes the British newspaper The Telegraph. The newspaper notes that the phone call was not coordinated with other Europeans and took place against the background of the European Union's attempts to identify a group of leaders that could represent the bloc in any negotiations with Russia. As an anonymous European official told the newspaper, EU leaders can now call Putin "left and right" without having a common European position.