Norwegian Prime Minister Storr denied the Financial Times report that Putin devoted almost their entire conversation to historical explanations of the war. According to Støre, the participants talked about the same period of time. The purpose of this conversation, according to them, was to examine the possibilities of escalation and to establish a European channel for dialogue.

Norwegian Prime Minister Storr denied the Financial Times report that Putin devoted almost their entire conversation to historical explanations of the war. According to Støre, the participants talked about the same period of time. The purpose of this conversation, according to them, was to examine the possibilities of escalation and to establish a European channel for dialogue.