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A cargo plane loaded with medical supplies and protection equipment may
depart for the US by the end of Tuesday, the Kremlin said, after a phone
call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The issue of protective gear was raised during the Monday phone talks, with
Putin asking if the US needed help and Trump accepting, Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
Moscow suggested the aid in anticipation that the US will be able to return
the favor if necessary, once its manufacturers of medical and protective
equipment catch up with demand, Peskov said.
The current situation “affects everyone without exception and is of a
global nature,” he added.
The comment left everyone scratching their heads, as no one in the US seemed
to know anything about the plane in question. It appears the US president
was referring to the aid arranged on the phone call as something that had
already happened.
Peskov chastised “some of the American side” who “at least did not
contribute to the prompt resolution of technical issues” regarding the
agreed-upon delivery, which could explain the delay.
Official data shows the US has been among the nations hardest-hit by the
Covid-19 pandemic, with almost 175,000 confirmed cases and 3,416 deaths as
of Tuesday afternoon – overtaking China, where the contagion originated in
December. Italy still has the highest death toll in the world, at 12,428. |
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