New York Times: According to the Norwegian government, the purpose of the call was “to convey messages directly to President Putin regarding future negotiations to help to end the war.” The call was supposed to last 20 minutes but ran for 90 and was an extension of a high-level meeting last week in Oslo. More meetings on the Ukraine war are scheduled next month in Abu Dhabi.
But not all European leaders were happy about the phone call. It immediately reopened a sore subject: Who should be the one to talk to Mr. Putin?…