Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garum Storr called Putin not on behalf of the European Union. The Russian president himself stated this at a joint press conference with the chairman of the African Union, the leader of Burundi, Evariste Ndaishimiye. "On the phone call with the leaders of the EU countries. They emphasized right at the beginning of the conversation that they do not represent the European Union as an organization. They call me on a national basis. But the conversation took place on their initiative," he said. RBC channel at max.

Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garum Storr called Putin not on behalf of the European Union. The Russian president himself stated this at a joint press conference with the chairman of the African Union, the leader of Burundi, Evariste Ndaishimiye. "On the phone call with the leaders of the EU countries. They emphasized right at the beginning of the conversation that they do not represent the European Union as an organization. They call me on a national basis. But the conversation took place on their initiative," he said. RBC channel at max.