Kremlin says work is ongoing to ease humanitarian situation in Russian-controlled town of Oleshky

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. 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.

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. Russia and Ukraine both accuse ⁠each other of blocking supplies to the population of ⁠the ⁠town which Ukrainian forces want to retake.