[Russian and U.S. Presidents’ Phone Call, Putin Says It Isn’t Possible for Russia to Resume Negotiations with Ukraine at the moment] On October 10th, Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov introduced the relevant situation of the phone call between the leaders of Russia and the United States in the early morning of the 10th local time. Ushakov said that during the call, Putin detailed the measures Russia had taken in response to the terrorist attacks carried out by the Ukrainian armed forces. Putin said Ukraine's attempts to sabotage Russia's State Duma elections and carry out attacks on civilians undermined the possibility of an immediate resumption of negotiations. Putin also pointed out that Ukraine's attempt to prevent the Russian army from advancing has no prospect of success. The Russian army currently has full control of the battlefield and is continuing to advance. Putin stressed that it is currently impossible to resume negotiations with Ukraine due to Ukraine's position, especially its attempts to undermine the Russian Duma elections. Trump has directed that the information Putin delivered during the call be relayed to the Ukrainian delegation. Ushakov said that the two sides have not yet conducted specific discussions on the issue of holding a bilateral meeting between Putin and Trump. (CCTV News)