Trump says he's sending ventilators to Russia for Putin's coronavirus response, but previously pushed back on requests from US governors
to help it with COVID-19, and it appears the two leaders sealed the deal on a Thursday phone call, in which they also discussed arms control, according to the White House.
A White House readout of the call indicated that Trump told Putin the US is "ready to provide assistance to any country in need, including Russia." Separately, a Kremlin readout of the callLater in the day, Trump told reporters at the White House that Russia is having a "hard time" with COVID-19, and that the US will send "some ventilators" at the "appropriate time."It's unclear how many ventilators are being offered to Russia by Trump.
Accordingly, governors across the US have looked to each other for help and in some cases made deals with other countries for life-saving equipment. Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland, a Republican,
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