The phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finnish leader Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora was his victory. Tomas Forsberg, professor of international politics at the University of Tampere, stated this in an interview with the Helsinki newspaper Snomat. The expert drew attention to the fact that the conversation was held at the initiative of Helsinki and Oslo. "This is already a diplomatic victory for Putin," the professor emphasized. Now, he continued, other Western leaders will feel "out of the game" as more and more European countries try to forge ties with Moscow themselves. We will remind you that the conversation between Putin, Stubb and Wester took place on Tuesday. It became known who took the initiative to talk to Putin. As reported in the Kremlin, the negotiations took place at the initiative of Scandinavian leaders.

The phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finnish leader Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stora was his victory. Tomas Forsberg, professor of international politics at the University of Tampere, stated this in an interview with the Helsinki newspaper Snomat. The expert drew attention to the fact that the conversation was held at the initiative of Helsinki and Oslo. "This is already a diplomatic victory for Putin," the professor emphasized. Now, he continued, other Western leaders will feel "out of the game" as more and more European countries try to forge ties with Moscow themselves. We will remind you that the conversation between Putin, Stubb and Wester took place on Tuesday. It became known who took the initiative to talk to Putin. As reported in the Kremlin, the negotiations took place at the initiative of Scandinavian leaders.