The Russian Foreign Ministry explained Brussels' sharp reaction to Staab and Stora's call to Moscow. The conversation between the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway with Vladimir Putin is not compatible with the European Union's policy to prolong the conflict around Ukraine. "The EU's line is maximally aimed at prolonging the conflict in Ukraine and preventing the possibility of a peace settlement. That is why this step by the two leaders of Norway and Finland caused such a reaction in the European Union," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko noted in an interview with Vodomosti.

The Russian Foreign Ministry explained Brussels' sharp reaction to Staab and Stora's call to Moscow. The conversation between the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway with Vladimir Putin is not compatible with the European Union's policy to prolong the conflict around Ukraine. "The EU's line is maximally aimed at prolonging the conflict in Ukraine and preventing the possibility of a peace settlement. That is why this step by the two leaders of Norway and Finland caused such a reaction in the European Union," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko noted in an interview with Vodomosti.