Russian plane makes its way to U.S. with coronavirus medical equipment

[IroNat]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-plane-makes-way-u-201250095.html

A Russian military transport plane was headed to the United States on Wednesday carrying tons of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight the coronavirus outbreak, Russian state TV reported and a U.S. official said.

[loco]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-plane-makes-way-u-201250095.html

A Russian military transport plane was headed to the United States on Wednesday carrying tons of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight the coronavirus outbreak, Russian state TV reported and a U.S. official said.

First the US ships medical equipment to China, then the US is short on medical equipment.

So Russia ships medical equipment to the US, then Russia will be short on medical equipment.

[IroNat]

First the US ships medical equipment to China, then the US is short on medical equipment.

So Russia ships medical equipment to the US, then Russia will be short on medical equipment.

They're probably shipping us old stuff leftover from WW2.

Are we paying them for this junk?

[IroNat]

https://apnews.com/7c5c2eea52934129b20382c3c8d79fb3

"Russia cast it as a magnanimous aid contribution to a struggling country in need – its old Cold War rival. The State Department insisted that Wednesday’s shipment was a mere commercial transaction: that the US had paid Russia for the supplies it needed and they were certainly not a gift."

'After Trump’s comments on Thursday, however, the State Department allowed that the Russian medical supplies had been purchased at a discount. “The United States is purchasing the supplies and equipment outright, as with deliveries from other countries,” it said. “We appreciate Russia selling these items to us below market value.”'