[Putin: The negotiation process on the Ukraine issue is frozen] On September 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a press conference before concluding his visit to Kyrgyzstan in the early morning of September 2, local time. Regarding the current negotiation process on the Ukraine issue, Putin pointed out that any negotiation should have substantive content and that the current negotiation process on the Ukraine issue is frozen. Putin also said that U.S. presidential envoy Witkov and son-in-law Kushner have always been popular people in Russia, and Russia is willing to cooperate with them. When referring to the battle situation on the front line, Putin pointed out that the Russian army has received instructions to prepare for a large-scale attack on Ukrainian energy facilities. He said: "They attack our factories and there will be a response." When commenting on the recent visit to Moscow by the director of the CIA, Putin said that contacts between the Russian and American intelligence agencies have always existed, even during the most difficult period of the Cold War. (CCTV News)