An 11-hour ceasefire was scheduled to begin in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo at 8 a.m. local time on Thursday. Russian and Syrian warplanes halted airstrikes on Aleppo on Tuesday, with Lieutenant-General Sergei Rudskoi saying they have kept at least 10 kilometers away from the city. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready to extend the ceasefire "as far as possible." Subscribe to us on Youtube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvn... Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Follow us on: Facebook: / cctvnewschina Twitter: / cctvnews Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CCTVNEWSbeijing Tumblr: / cctvnews Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing