Alexander Staab said he spoke with Vladimir Putin at the request of Ukraine On October 27, Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Staub, the conversation took place at the request of Ukraine, which allegedly wants to open a communication channel with Moscow. "It was the opening of a communication channel at the request of Ukraine," the Finnish leader said in an interview with Yle. In addition, Stubb denied the Financial Times report that the history of the Slavs was allegedly discussed during the conversation. He called these reports unreliable.