Posted on 04/01/2020 10:46:23 PM PDT by NorseViking
A Russian military transport plane left an airfield outside Moscow and arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy airport in late afternoon on Wednesday.
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON - Russia sent the United States medical equipment on Wednesday to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, a public relations coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he discussed the crisis with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump, struggling to fill shortages of ventilators and personal protective equipment, accepted Putin's offer in a phone call on Monday. A Russian military transport plane left an airfield outside Moscow and arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy airport in late afternoon on Wednesday.
Emergency aid to Washington was a striking development. Usually, the United States donates supplies to embattled countries rather than accepting them. The origin of the gift was bound to revive criticism from Democrats that Trump has been too cozy with the Russian leader.
"Trump gratefully accepted this humanitarian aid," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was cited as saying by the Interfax news agency on Tuesday. Trump himself spoke enthusiastically about the Russian help after his call with Putin.
A U.S. official in Washington confirmed the shipment was a direct result of Trump's phone conversation with Putin. The official said it carried 60 tons of ventilators, masks, respirators and other items.
The official said the equipment would be carefully examined to make sure it comports with the quality requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Russia's Rossiya 24 channel on Wednesday morning showed the plane taking off from a military air base outside Moscow in darkness. Its cargo hold was filled with cardboard boxes and other packages.
(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...
Waiting for the hysterical outcry from liberal LGBTQs and their soul mates the neocon McNuts.
This needs to be repeated over and over again. Russia is NOT our enemy.
Trust, but verify.
And they’re just gobbling up their little trotters like they’re candy! Trump says something that contradicts their narratives, they angrily or mockingly denounce it, and then it turns out he’s at least mostly, maybe entirely right. Shot in foot. Foot in mouth.
I dont exactly have any warm, fuzzy feelings for them either. Screw them.
Are the Democrats going to throw a fit over this?
A good way to get Snowden back in.
ROTFL
I take it Adam has been getting prank calls from Ukrainian radio shock jocks again! :)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.