The head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev said that the EU is actively spreading false information about the situation with the spread of the coronavirus in Russia. About it reports TASS.
According to the Senator, in General, information on the coronavirus in Russia does not correspond to reality.
“All the time written that the Kremlin is concealing the true information about the scale of the epidemic that we don’t have enough drugs that we don’t have enough of the ventilator that we do not have enough protection, and generally in Russia exactly a disaster, even more than in Italy and Spain, other EU countries, is also a fake” — said Kosachev in an interview to Euronews TV channel.
Among the fakes related to Russia and its actions in terms of distribution COVID-19, head of the Committee highlighted the publication of false information about the ineffectiveness of Russian humanitarian aid Italy. In addition, he noted, and publications about the attempt of the Russian Federation with the help of this support to influence the policies of the Republic. This, in turn, later denied the government of Italy.
Kosachev has paid attention to the accusations against Russia about the creation and distribution of fakes on the coronavirus. According to him, Russia is not necessary.
“And secondly, we are not interested in weak and fragmented, and in a strong and consolidated the European Union”, — said the MP.
He also noted that the countries of the European Union that are members of NATO, are unable to develop their own policy towards Russia.
“we wish the EU had its own policy on the Russian direction”, — concluded the Senator.
Earlier it was reported that the General Prosecutor’s office revealed false information about the hundreds of victims of coronavirus in some regions, and the coup d’etat in the country.
