U.N. welcomes Russian words on Aleppo truce, trucks 'ready to move'

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it would support a 48-hour ceasefire in Aleppo, a move the U.N. Syria envoy said would allow aid to reach besieged areas soon, as long as all sides respect the temporary truce. As pictures of a dazed child pulled from the rubble in heavily bombarded rebel-held eastern Aleppo reminded the world of the plight of the city's civilians, Moscow said it was ready to start the first "humanitarian pause" next week. U.N. Special Envoy Staffan