Putin spent much of his 90-minute phone call with Finnish President Stubbs and Norwegian Prime Minister Stora lecturing on the history of the medieval Slavs rather than discussing the Ukraine ceasefire - FT Negotiations made little progress as Putin continued to press his demands.

Putin spent much of his 90-minute phone call with Finnish President Stubbs and Norwegian Prime Minister Stora lecturing on the history of the medieval Slavs rather than discussing the Ukraine ceasefire - FT Negotiations made little progress as Putin continued to press his demands.