The Europeans called for Putin. Finnish President Alexander Staab and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Storr had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the office of the Finnish President reports. "President Staab and Prime Minister Ster issued a call to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as diplomatic efforts to end the war and promote peace and stability on the European continent." The purpose of the call was to establish direct contact with the user regarding the future of negotiations to end the war with the Russian president. The conversation was part of the preparations for the upcoming meeting, planned in Abu Dhabi." "The President and Prime Minister emphasized that they will continue their longstanding support for Ukraine. They also stated that the war must end and that we must continue", - statements from the press release.