****Key points from the Kremlin’s statement on the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre:**

Vladimir Putin assessed the current situation in the zone of the “special military operation” and recalled the root causes of the conflict;

The Russian leader said that the confrontational policies of NATO and EU countries are prolonging the conflict in Ukraine;

The Russian president briefed his counterparts on a US-mediated humanitarian operation in the area of Oleshky;

The leaders discussed security in the Baltic Sea region and Northern Europe, and reaffirmed the importance of respecting international maritime law and the principle of freedom of navigation;

The Kremlin confirmed that the conversation took place at the request of Stubb and Støre and included a discussion of a settlement in Ukraine;

Vladimir Putin, Alexander Stubb, and Jonas Gahr Støre agreed to continue direct telephone contacts.

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