A Syrian soldier stands guard at a checkpoint with posters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the wall at the entrance of the Wafidin area, the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 28, 2018. The first day of the Russian-proposed humanitarian pause ended with no civilians leaving the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area east of the capital Damascus. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)