The Prime Minister of Canada supported Stora and Staub for calling Putin. "Sometimes it is better to conduct these direct negotiations at the leadership level. So in that regard, everything is fine. And maybe it will be constructive," said Mark Carney in an interview with Politico. Vladimir Putin had a phone call with the leaders of Norway and Finland on October 27. As reported in the Kremlin, the Russian president described his assessment of the situation in the Ukrainian conflict zone and recalled his roots. In addition, the leaders discussed security issues in the Baltic Sea and the regions of Northern Europe. Staab and Stora, as indicated by the Finnish presidential administration, participated in the conversation as the leaders of their countries and did not speak for all of Europe.