Russia Asks Syria for Daily Stop to Fighting for Medical Aid
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Russia asked Syria to ensure a daily pause in fighting to allow humanitarian access for the International Committee of the Red Cross amid a mounting a death toll in the Middle Eastern country’s yearlong conflict.
The Russian Foreign Ministry joined the Red Cross in asking both sides in the Syrian fighting to agree “immediately” to the daily cessation in hostilities, according to a statement posted on its website late yesterday.