Russian military plane with coronavirus aid lands in
US
1 Apr, 2020 20:10 / Updated 7 seconds ago
A Russian military aircraft, carrying supplies needed to fight the
coronavirus outbreak, has landed in New York. The haul was sent after President
Trump accepted an offer of assistance from Vladimir Putin.
The plane, that took off for its some 8,000-kilometer trek early
overnight, has landed in the worst coronavirus-affected US city. The cargo
contains protective face masks, as well as other medical equipment.
The delivery was agreed upon by the Russian and US presidents during a
phone call. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the fast-spreading
Covid-19 pandemic as well as major shortages of protective gear in the US,
according to the Kremlin press service.
Moscow said it decided to help since the coronavirus pandemic “affects
everyone without exception and is of a global nature.” Trump, for his part,
described the aid as a “nice” and a “very, very large
planeload” of help from Russia.
Even before the cargo plane took off, the delivery had already sent a
number of prominent “Russian collusion” enthusiasts among
American pundits into a frenzy. The anti-Russia crowd took on the quest to find
sinister motives behind the gesture and branded the aid a “propaganda
ploy,” claiming it was either useless or even harmful.
The US is by far the worst pandemic-affected country in the world as its
coronavirus tally is rapidly approaching the 200,000 mark and death toll
surpassing 4,100.
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