Russian military plane with medical aid on way to US – reports
Russia is sending medical aid to the United States as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, as agreed in a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday night that Trump “gratefully accepted this humanitarian aid.” In a press briefing on Monday, Trump noted that Russia has already sent a “very, very large planeload of things, medical equipment, which was very nice.”
One Russian military transport plane carrying medical equipment, including masks, has taken off from an airbase near Moscow on Wednesday and is heading to the US, according to Russian media.
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