📞 On 27 October, President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store [...] The parties welcomed the agreement to resume trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States in Abu Dhabi in early to mid November, intended in particular to discuss ways to ensure the security of both Russia and Ukraine once a complete cessation of hostilities is reached. Vladimir Putin gave his assessment of the current situation in the Ukraine conflict zone, recalling its root causes. It was emphasised that a just and lasting peace can be achieved only if the legitimate interests of the Russian Federation are fully and unconditionally taken into account. In addition, he noted the EU and NATO's confrontational policies which result in prolonging the hostilities. Issues relating to security and stability in the Baltic Sea and Northern Europe were discussed as well. In this regard, the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway reaffirmed the importance of upholding international maritime law and the freedom of navigation. The President of Russia informed his Finnish and Norwegian counterparts of the launch of a humanitarian operation conducted with US mediation in the vicinity of the Russian settlement of Alyoshki, and of the introduction of a temporary ceasefire regime in the Kherson region for this purpose. The leaders agreed to maintain direct telephone contact in the future.