Politics

LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky criticized the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is still not banned in the country events on the backdrop of the spread of coronavirus

Pandemic coronavirus and the situation of oil on the world market were discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald trump during a telephone conversation. According to the Kremlin, the call was initiated by the American side. Russian and North American leaders have expressed serious concern about the prevalence of coronavirus in the world. Expert "MK" suggested whether the pandemic COVID-19 and low oil prices become a factor bringing the two countries?

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the countries should report to work in the fight against the pandemic COVID-19 and to help each other in this difficult time. He was commenting on Russia's assistance to other States which are experiencing difficulties in confronting the coronavirus.

Former state Duma Deputy Dmitry Gudkov said that together with his team out of the party "Civil initiative", which he led in the summer of 2018

In the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs said that the issue of lifting the unilateral sanctions it has acquired special urgency in the conditions of the rapid spread of the coronavirus.