Russia did not expect a negative reaction from European capitals to Vladimir Putin's telephone conversation with the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway. Yuri Ushkov stated this. "For our part, we did not expect such things, of course, because we believed that this conversation had been agreed, at least, with the three leading Europeans," the presidential aide told the TV channel Kochav. Ushkov noted that Russia does not refuse contacts with European representatives and that Putin is ready to continue communication with them. RBC channel at max.