Russia has announced it is ready to support a United Nations resolution endorsing a plan by U.N.-Arab League special joint envoy Kofi Annan for settling the Syrian crisis. Annan’s plan has not been made public, but Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that the resolution should not turn into an ultimatum to the Syrian government. On Monday, Russia joined the International Committee of the Red Cross to ask Syria to ensure a daily pause in fighting to allow humanitarian access.