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Putin spends 90 minutes discussing history with Nordic leaders

The 90-minute conversation between Putin and the leaders of Norway and Finland focused mainly on history.

By Lauren Davis ·

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The leaders of Norway and Finland spent 90 minutes on a phone call with Vladimir Putin discussing history rather than how to end the war. The call, which was supposed to last less than half an hour, was dominated by Putin's lengthy monologue on the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. Instead of discussing the key issues involved in ending the war, Putin delivered a lengthy monologue to the Nordic leaders about the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. The Nordic leaders had decided not to interrupt Putin during his 'historical asides' so that they could gauge how seriously he was approaching dialogue with Europe.

The leaders of Norway and Finland spent 90 minutes on a phone call with Vladimir Putin discussing history rather than how to end the war. The call, which was supposed to last less than half an hour, was dominated by Putin's lengthy monologue on the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. Instead of discussing the key issues involved in ending the war, Putin delivered a lengthy monologue to the Nordic leaders about the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. The Nordic leaders had decided not to interrupt Putin during his 'historical asides' so that they could gauge how seriously he was approaching dialogue with Europe.

The leaders of Norway and Finland spent 90 minutes on a phone call with Vladimir Putin discussing history rather than how to end the war. The call, which was supposed to last less than half an hour, was dominated by Putin's lengthy monologue on the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. Instead of discussing the key issues involved in ending the war, Putin delivered a lengthy monologue to the Nordic leaders about the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. The Nordic leaders had decided not to interrupt Putin during his 'historical asides' so that they could gauge how seriously he was approaching dialogue with Europe.

The leaders of Norway and Finland spent 90 minutes on a phone call with Vladimir Putin discussing history rather than how to end the war. The call, which was supposed to last less than half an hour, was dominated by Putin's lengthy monologue on the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. Instead of discussing the key issues involved in ending the war, Putin delivered a lengthy monologue to the Nordic leaders about the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. The Nordic leaders had decided not to interrupt Putin during his 'historical asides' so that they could gauge how seriously he was approaching dialogue with Europe.

The leaders of Norway and Finland spent 90 minutes on a phone call with Vladimir Putin discussing history rather than how to end the war. The call, which was supposed to last less than half an hour, was dominated by Putin's lengthy monologue on the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. Instead of discussing the key issues involved in ending the war, Putin delivered a lengthy monologue to the Nordic leaders about the 'initial reasons for the conflict,' as the Kremlin calls them. The Nordic leaders had decided not to interrupt Putin during his 'historical asides' so that they could gauge how seriously he was approaching dialogue with Europe.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda

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