Moscow's motives questioned over coronavirus aid shipment to Italy
by Angela Giuffrida and Andrew Roth from on (#52Q9H)
'From Russia with love' package including doctors and PPE criticised as propaganda to exploit cracks in EU
A Russian aid shipment sent to Italy in late March as Rome struggled to contain the coronavirus outbreak has raised questions about the Kremlin's motives, amid cracks in EU solidarity.
Russia, which has cultivated good relations with Italy in recent years, was one of the first countries to come to the rescue during the early stages of Italy's outbreak. It dispatched 122 military doctors, personal protective equipment (PPE), ventilators and mobile disinfection machines on cargo planes from Moscow.
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