The United States has purchased from Russia, not received as assistance, a batch of medical supplies, in particular, ventilators and personal protection equipment.
The delivery was a result of the agreements reached by the heads of both states during a phone call on March 30. “As a follow-up to the March 30 phone call between President Trump and President Putin, the United States has agreed to purchase needed medical supplies, including ventilators and personal protection equipment, from Russia, which were handed over to FEMA on April 1 in New York City,” Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a press statement on April 1, 2020.
The U.S. said the countries of the G20 agreed last week to work together to defeat the coronavirus.
Moreover, Washington said the United States is a generous and reliable contributor to crisis response and humanitarian action across the world.
On March 30, Russian media reported on the transfer of humanitarian aid by Russia. In addition, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on April 1 the Russian Federation “is lending a helping hand to the American people.
This is a historical moment and the continuation of a centuries-old tradition,” without mentioning that this assistance was purchased by the United States.
Earlier, concerns have arisen in Italian political circles and media about the so-called “humanitarian assistance” that Russia is providing to the country to combat the coronavirus.
According to senior sources of La Stampa, Russia is far from being guided by solely humanitarian motives, but rather pursues its own political and diplomatic interests.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the newspaper writes, agreed to accept Russian assistance to “strengthen wonderful personal relations” with Moscow.
However, as the sources of the publication note, 80% of Russian deliveries are “absolutely useless or of little use” for Italy to fight COVID-19, being nothing more than an excuse.
© 2020 UNIAN
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Trumpkov flagged it up as a warm gesture from the little fascist rodent, but kept it to himself that they actually paid for what will likely turn out to be worthless crap. Fucking mugs. The Trumputin sites on disqus and elsewhere are already crowing about how great putler is for doing this. Yet another PR victory for the vilest regime on earth.
Aided and abetted by the orange idiot.
Begs the question, WTF was Trump talking about when he said “Russia sent us a very, very large planeload of things, medical equipment, which was very nice.” Why did he not tell the truth, and say the US bought medical supplies from the mafia state?
This is what Pompeo said, and this is also what Trump should have said.
We have to work together to defeat #COVID19. This is why the U.S. agreed to purchase urgently needed personal protective equipment from #Russia to help #FEMA respond in New York City. This is a time to work together to overcome a common enemy that threatens the lives of all.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) April 1, 2020
This is what the opposition in Russia said.
“An incredible story with the sale to the United States of a huge batch of medical supplies, the total lack of which is straining all of Russia outside Moscow,” said Leonid Volkov, a close aide to prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. “This, of course, is a modern remake of exporting grain from the U.S.S.R. ‘for hard currency’ in the midst of the 1932-33 famine which claimed millions of lives.”
https://twitter.com/FindAClearTruth/status/1245551498236313600
“Army warned Trump administration on Feb. 3 that up to 150,000 Americans could die from COVID-19”
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/army-warned-trump-administration-on-feb-3-that-up-to-150000-americans-could-die-from-covid-19/