莫斯科，10月20日电 克里姆林宫周二表示，正在开展工作以缓解俄控乌克兰南部城镇奥列什基的人道主义局势，当地居民报告称粮食危机正在恶化。
MOSCOW, Oct 20 - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that work was under way to ease the humanitarian situation in the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, where residents have reported a worsening food crisis.
克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫向记者表示，总统弗拉基米尔·普京已与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普讨论了奥列什基的局势，并告诉他俄罗斯人权专员正在处理该问题。
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that President Vladimir Putin had discussed the situation in Oleshky with US President Donald Trump and told him that Russia's human rights commissioner was engaged on the issue.
普京在周五与教皇利奥的电话通话中表示，他支持梵蒂冈帮助向奥列什基平民运送物资的倡议，并准备就此进行合作。
Putin told Pope Leo in a phone call on Friday that he supported a Vatican initiative to help deliver supplies to civilians in Oleshky and was ready to cooperate on the matter.
俄罗斯和乌克兰互相指责对方阻挠向该镇人口运送物资，乌克兰军队希望收复该镇。
Russia and Ukraine both accuse each other of blocking supplies to the population of the town which Ukrainian forces want to retake.