Finnish leader Alexander Staab said that Dimir Putin was "very insightful" during the phone call. He said this in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora called Putin on October 27. This was the Russian leader's first contact with European colleagues in more than a year - in July 2025, he called French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Finnish president described the conversation as "a good and direct conversation". According to him, Putin is "an insightful, analytical, well-prepared person, who conducts the dialogue in a very calm manner", and he knows how to listen.
RBC channel in "Max".