STOCKHOLM, November 9. /TASS/. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store believes that Europe should hold talks with Russia, otherwise the Ukraine conflict may not end.

"Living month by month … thinking that this war will end by Europe not talking to Moscow, I think, is an illusion," Store said in an interview with Politico, while commenting on a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin held ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi.

At the same time, Store stressed that Europe should definitely engage in dialogue and that the EU three, including the UK, France and Germany, should take the lead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow is ready to resume trilateral talks toward resolving the Ukraine conflict. The trilateral meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced. According to him, Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky will remain the top Russian negotiator.

Earlier, sources in Brussels confirmed that the EU has "neither a negotiator, nor a negotiating position, nor a mandate" for talks with Russia and the US.