Finnish President Alexander Stubb may have his own political calculations in opening a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov wrote on his Telegram channel. "It also cannot be ruled out that Stubb, as a more prominent figure alongside Starmer, and also known for his good relations with Trump (which is rare nowadays for European leaders), has his own political calculations. At the very least, identifying as one of the leading EU politicians who opened a possible stage of negotiations with the Kremlin, and at most, negotiations with the EU, serving Moscow's future role," he wrote. At the same time, Pushkov emphasized that so far "no significant turnaround" has been observed in the EU's position regarding Ukraine. However, the very conversation is important because Europe has decided to open a dialogue with Moscow, the senator is convinced. On October 27, Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb may have his own political calculations in opening a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov wrote on his Telegram channel. "It also cannot be ruled out that Stubb, as a more prominent figure alongside Starmer, and also known for his good relations with Trump (which is rare nowadays for European leaders), has his own political calculations. At the very least, identifying as one of the leading EU politicians who opened a possible stage of negotiations with the Kremlin, and at most, negotiations with the EU, serving Moscow's future role," he wrote. At the same time, Pushkov emphasized that so far "no significant turnaround" has been observed in the EU's position regarding Ukraine. However, the very conversation is important because Europe has decided to open a dialogue with Moscow, the senator is convinced. On October 27, Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin.