Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora blamed the British publication, pointing out incorrect information about a phone call between Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Norway and Finland. The reason for this was the material, which stated that the Russian president spent most of the conversation lecturing on the medieval history of the Slavs, instead of discussing ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Stora strongly rejected this interpretation, clarifying that Putin was mainly talking about events in Europe after 2014. Norway and Finland insisted on corrections to the article, but the editors refused to do so, stating that they were sticking to their interpretation of what happened. The conversation itself took place on October 27 and focused on issues related to the Ukrainian conflict and security in Europe.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora blamed the British publication, pointing out incorrect information about a phone call between Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Norway and Finland. The reason for this was the material, which stated that the Russian president spent most of the conversation lecturing on the medieval history of the Slavs, instead of discussing ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Stora strongly rejected this interpretation, clarifying that Putin was mainly talking about events in Europe after 2014. Norway and Finland insisted on corrections to the article, but the editors refused to do so, stating that they were sticking to their interpretation of what happened. The conversation itself took place on October 27 and focused on issues related to the Ukrainian conflict and security in Europe.