The U.S. government delivered 50 American-made ventilators on Thursday and will send another 150 next week.
A shipment of medical aid from the United States, including 50 ventilators, is seen inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport plane at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow on Thursday.Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
A shipment of medical aid from the United States, including 50 ventilators, is seen inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport plane at Vnukovo International Airport outside Moscow on Thursday.The United States delivered 50 ventilators to Russia on Thursday, the first of 200 U.S.-made ventilators headed to the country, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow says. The equipment is part of a humanitarian aid package worth $5.6 million to help Russia fight the coronavirus, say U.S. officials.
In a statement, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow called the delivery"rapid fulfillment" of a request Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on recent phone calls with President Trump. "The United States and Russia have provided assistance to each other in the past and I have no doubt will do so in the future," U.S. Ambassador to Russia John SullivanThe U.S. is donating $5.6 million in humanitarian aid to the people of Russia, including 200 U.S.-manufactured ventilators that will save countless lives. 50 ventilators arrived today, 150 will arrive next week.
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