| (Bloomberg) -- The Russian envoy to the United Nations Security Council said he is willing to table his proposal for a 72-hour cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah if a broader U.S.-French proposal goes to a vote. ``If it goes to a vote tonight, we are prepared to give it to the French and the Americans,'' Russian envoy Vitaly Churkin said. Russia had said it would ask the Security Council to demand a 72-hour cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid into Lebanon, a proposal the U.S. said will hamper efforts to get agreement on a resolution to permanently end the fighting. |