The leaders of the Scandinavian countries have been secretly preparing for a conversation with Putin for several months. Politico.
Finnish President Stubbs and Norwegian Prime Minister Støre discussed the idea in secret for months before implementing the plan, the publication said.
The phone call between Putin, Stubb and Stora took place on October 27 and caused a real division in the European Union. The leaders of the three countries also discussed the solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
The Financial Times later stated that Putin devoted most of the conversation to a historical lecture about the Middle Ages. However, this information was denied by both sides.