Russia declares ceasefire for civilian evacuations
MOSCOW - Russia announced early Monday that it would declare a "temporary" ceasefire in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Sumy from 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT) to ensure evacuations of civilians. According to a statement by the Inter-Departmental Coordination Center for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine, affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry, the humanitarian conditions in these Ukrainian cities have extremely deteriorated. Noting that French President Emmanuel Macron requested the opening of a humanitarian corridor from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Puti...