US BLAMES RUSSIA FOR BROKEN CEASEFIREThe US has directly accused Russia of violating the ceasefire in Ukraine, just as Moscow drafted a UN resolution backing the truce. The US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said it was “ironic to say the least” that Russia wrote the motion while “backing an all-out assault” by Ukraine rebels. Joe Biden was also critical.
SYRIA TO HALT RAIDS ON ALEPPO FOR WEEKSSyria has agreed to halt air strikes on its own people in Aleppo for six weeks in a trial ceasefire, according to its UN envoy. …read more
Source: The Week
