◾ The President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway held a telephone conversation with Putin The President of Finland Alexander Staab and the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Stora held a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, the office of the Finnish President reported. The conversation took place in agreement with Ukraine and was a continuation of their meeting in Oslo on October 20. The initiators of the conversation asked to convey directly to Putin their position regarding possible negotiations to end the hostilities. The conversation was also related to the upcoming meetings in Abu Dhabi ◾.