Putin sends military plane to U.S. with supplies to fight coronavirus after talking with Trump

[left-of-center2012]

A Russian military plane carrying medical equipment has departed for the United States, the defense ministry in Moscow said Wednesday, as the Kremlin flexes its soft power amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Antonov-124, "with medical masks and medical equipment on board", left for the U.S. overnight, a statement said, without providing further details.

Contacted by AFP, the defense ministry refused to provide any further information on the delivery, which came after Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Putin expected the U.S. to return the gesture if Russia faces a similar crisis and U.S. producers have increased their capacity to produce medical supplies. "Today, when the situation touches absolutely everyone and is of a global nature, there is no alternative to acting together in the spirit of partnership and mutual assistance," he said.

Mr. Trump said that "Russia sent us a very, very large planeload of things, medical equipment, which was very nice."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-news-putin-sends-military-plane-us-supplies-after-talking-donald-trump/

[jls4561]

1. Why am I suspicious and..

visualizing smallpox infected blankets?

[HarlanPepper]

8. see post 7

I didn’t see your reply!

[SheltieLover]

2. dump will do anything

to legimize asswipe putin on the world stage AND to try to get sanctions lifted! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Equipment is probably contaminated! Personally, I would not use it.

[Newest Reality]

3. BFFs

[TreasonousBastard]

4. "Very nice" he says. Well I suppose we do have to MAGA when fucking Russia has to...

give us basic medical supplies because we can't produce any ourselves.

I'll grant you this didn't start with Trump and it took us more than three years to get to this low point, but Trump did his best to make everything worse. His obsession with undoing everything Obama did sure sped things along this low path.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

5. One airplane is nice, 100 airplanes would be better.

But at least it's something Fat Donnie can brag about at his daily rallies, er, press briefings.

I wonder who initiated the call?

[left-of-center2012]

6. "I wonder who initiated the call?"

Trump had been saying for a day it two he'd be calling Putin.

[HarlanPepper]

7. It's probably coated in smallpox virus particulates.

I wouldn’t trust anything coming out of Russia.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

9. I want to see it land and I want to see it unload. Then I'll believe it.