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Putin sends military plane to U.S. with supplies to fight coronavirus after talking with Trump
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Putin sends military plane to U.S. with supplies to fight coronavirus after talking with Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-news-putin-sends-military-plane-us-supplies-after-talking-donald-trump/
Updated on: April 1, 2020 / 3:00 PM / cbs/AFP
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.
Video released by the ministry showed the cargo plane loaded with boxes preparing to take off from a military airbase near Moscow early Wednesday morning.............................
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grain allegedly destined for the USSR.
This is just a reversal of that... The worm has turned.
This is total bullshit. If the Russians had any sense, if they were sending out supplies, they'd keep them to treat their own pandemic cases. However, propaganda is way more valuable than a few thousand serfs to the Oligarchy.
