NYT: U.S. Officials Say Russia Probably Attacked U.N. Humanitarian Convoy Publicly, the Obama administration said it held Russia responsible, in its role as a sponsor of the partial cease-fire agreement that it reached last week with United States. But the Americans still held out the possibility of salvaging the agreement. Benjamin Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser, said Russia should have ensured a halt to air operations in an area where “humanitarian assistance is flowing.” Privately, American officials said their intelligence information suggested Russian aircraft had actually carried out the attack . P.S. Что скажут по этому поводу кандидаты в президенты, как думаете?