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> > > Untuk melihat video, click situs > > > https://sputniknews.com/europe/202003241078693863-watch-italians-praise-russia-deride-eu-after-vladimir-putin-sends-in-coronavirus-aid/ > > *Watch: Italians Praise Russia, Deride EU After Vladimir Putin Sends in > Coronavirus Aid* > > 14:42 GMT 24.03.2020*Get short URL* > > *Topic:* > > Coronavirus Pandemic: Borders Shut, Public Events Cancelled (162) > <https://sputniknews.com/trend/coronavirus_pandemic_march_2020/> > > 22 > <https://sputniknews.com/europe/202003241078693863-watch-italians-praise-russia-deride-eu-after-vladimir-putin-sends-in-coronavirus-aid/#comments> > 871 > > Subscribe > > *While the European Union has failed to provide coordinated assistance to > Italy in time to prevent the virus, Russia has filled in and dispatched > military health workers, virologists and equipment to help the country > handle the pandemic.* > > A video went viral of an Italian man replacing a European Union flag with > a Russian one, in a gesture of gratitude to Moscow for helping combat the > coronavirus crisis. > > Federico Cane, of Omegna in northern Italy, on Monday posted a video to > Facebook of himself defiantly removing an EU flag from a floor stand. > > He holds up a piece of paper reading in Italian, “Thank you Putin.. Thank > you Russia,” before he places a Russian tricolour next to an Italian flag. > > The video has racked up almost 450,000 views and 40,000 shares as of > Tuesday. > > Dante Cattaneo, a Matteo Salvini ally and deputy mayor of the commune > of Ceriano Laghetto in Lombardy, has shared a video of himself thanking > Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people for their help. In > what he called a symbolic gesture, he put on a sweat jacket sporting the > word “Russia”. > > Another video that praises Russian assistance and derides the EU’s lack of > response shows Russian planes landing in Italy followed by a clip > of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen showing how to wash > hands. “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” reads the caption. “And > Europe is washing its hands.” > > Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday promised to send medical > personnel and supplies to Italy after *speaking over the phone* > <https://sputniknews.com/europe/202003231078681280-italy-holds-consultations-on-russian-experts-engagement-in-covid-19-fight/> > with > its Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The first military plane with > desperately-needed supplies arrived in Italy the following night. > > Since Saturday’s phone call, a total of 14 Russian Il-76 aircraft *have > delivered eight medical teams* > <https://sputniknews.com/europe/202003231078679562-russian-military-cargo-planes-deliver-medical-equipment-to-italy-amid-raging-coronavirus---video/>, > over a hundred military virologists, and diagnosis and disinfection > equipment to Italy’s Pratica di Mare air base just outside of Rome. Russian > medics will be working in the city of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy’s > worst-affected city. > > The EU has failed to act on Italy’s desperate pleas for extra supplies of > medical equipment as the country became Europe’s epicentre of the pandemic > and faced overwhelming pressure on its healthcare system. > > The most significant assistance came just last week when the EU *decided > to allocate* > <https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/eu-allocates-chinese-aid-to-italy-to-fight-against-the-pandemic/> > to > Italy all of China’s latest donation, which included test kits and masks. > > On 11 March, the day Italy was well into the outbreak with over 12,400 > coronavirus cases confirmed, its point man for the EU Maurizio Massari > criticised the bloc for a lack of response to the crisis. > > “*Italy has already asked to activate the European Union Mechanism of > Civil Protection for the supply of medical equipment for individual > protection,” he **wrote* > <https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-italy-needs-europe-help/>* in > a Politico op-ed. “But, unfortunately, not a single EU country responded to > the Commission’s call. Only China responded bilaterally. Certainly, this is > not a good sign of European solidarity.”* > > Since the coronavirus outbreak started in China late last year, Italy has > become one of the world’s most affected countries, with close to 64,000 > confirmed cases and around 6,100 deaths as of Monday. Testing for the > disease has often been limited to those admitting themselves to hospital, > which means that the majority of cases may have gone undetected. > > Despite the virus infecting less people than in China, Italy has the > world’s highest death toll – something analysts attribute to its > proportionately more elderly population. The coronavirus-related death toll > in Italy appears to have slowed down, with authorities reporting a smaller > day-to-day increase in new cases for two days straight on Monday. > > > >
