Putin told the leaders of Norway and Finland that he would always pick up the phone if they wanted to call - Ushakov, the assistant to the president of the Russian Federation, noted that the parties agreed on future contacts. "We do not refuse. When there is an opportunity, when there is time, Putin always picks up the phone and always politely and thoroughly answers all the questions asked," he noted. Yuri Ushkov also added that because of the telephone conversation between Alexander Staub and Jonas Gahr Stora with Vladimir Putin, a "controversy" was created in the European Union. "In particular, even the neighbors of Finland and Norway, they express outrage over this," he said. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Denmark said that the telephone conversation between the leaders of Finland and Norway and Putin was not agreed with the European Union. Also, the Prime Minister of Sweden said that the Russian Federation "does not strive for peace". In addition, the foreign ministers of Lithuania and Estonia also criticized Stob and Stora's call to Putin.

Putin told the leaders of Norway and Finland that he would always pick up the phone if they wanted to call - Ushakov, the assistant to the president of the Russian Federation, noted that the parties agreed on future contacts. "We do not refuse. When there is an opportunity, when there is time, Putin always picks up the phone and always politely and thoroughly answers all the questions asked," he noted. Yuri Ushkov also added that because of the telephone conversation between Alexander Staub and Jonas Gahr Stora with Vladimir Putin, a "controversy" was created in the European Union. "In particular, even the neighbors of Finland and Norway, they express outrage over this," he said. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Denmark said that the telephone conversation between the leaders of Finland and Norway and Putin was not agreed with the European Union. Also, the Prime Minister of Sweden said that the Russian Federation "does not strive for peace". In addition, the foreign ministers of Lithuania and Estonia also criticized Stob and Stora's call to Putin.