The key facts
- Putin held telephone talks with Stubb and Støre on the Ukrainian crisis
- A humanitarian operation in Alyoshky with US mediation was reported
- A temporary 'silence regime' has been introduced on the Kherson direction
Calls initiated by the Nordic countries
The Kremlin press service has revealed details of Vladimir Putin's telephone conversations with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Life.ru reports. According to the publication, the leaders of the two countries themselves requested the conversation with the Russian president regarding Ukraine. The parties exchanged views on issues of settling the Ukrainian crisis; the contacts took place amid intensified diplomatic efforts around Ukraine.
Humanitarian mission and 'silence regime'
During the conversations, Putin informed his interlocutors of the start of a humanitarian operation in the area of Alyoshky. The mission is being conducted with US mediation. To carry it out, a temporary 'silence regime' has been introduced on the Kherson direction, which the Russian president also informed Stubb and Støre about.
What remains unknown
The publication does not disclose details of the operation itself: its duration, scale and participants, nor the specific content of the Finnish and Norwegian sides' positions on the settlement. The information comes from the Kremlin press service as relayed by Life.ru; the report provides no independent details or reactions from Helsinki and Oslo.
