Suldaanka Posted March 22, 2020 After China, Russia sends aid to Italy to fight virus WWW.SMH.COM.AU The Kremlin said Putin had expressed his support for Italy's leaders and had heeded an Italian request for help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suldaanka Posted March 22, 2020 The EU Is Abandoning Italy in Its Hour of Need FOREIGNPOLICY.COM In a shameful abdication of responsibility, fellow countries in the European Union have failed to give medical assistance and supplies to Italy during an outbreak.… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Observer Posted March 23, 2020 Amazing how "small" incidents can trigger momentous other incidents. Serbia: On Thursday President of Serbia announced that he has asked China to help save the people of Serbia. His voice breaking, announced that Europe America have been informed that their solidarity is not even worth the paper. Saturday China send an army of Medics a group of aircraft with TONs of everything from gloves to medicine to food. The Serb president greets every single one of Chinese at landing of stairs and at the end lifts the Chinese flag, hugs it and kisses it and the whole area including guards, workers etc breaks in applause and some noises of total pleasure. You could not make this up no matter how experienced fiction writer you may be. Italy: Friday Italian prime minister finally gives in and asks President Putin to save Italy. Sunday the Russians are there with all Vehicles and jackets emblozened sticker "From Russia with love" two hearts of both flags of both countries. Russia sent its Military not Civilian red cross or crescent. Could any movie producer have created such beautiful sites, but more consequential? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Observer Posted March 23, 2020 EU is dead. It was known the British were not going to leave a functioning and live EU. They succeeded first by staying in and being obstacle by veto to any progress and now by leaving it and not wanting to negotiate with EU, but individual countries. Nigel Farage predicted Italy would be next one to leave. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old_Observer Posted March 26, 2020 Except for the dumbed down world of today that does not remember yesterday, Russia and Italy is nothing new. Berlusconi and Putin are personal friends Italy has recomended to EU to lift sanctions Look at the monument in Italy from 1908 when Russian sailors saved thousands of people after an Earthquake. From a historical viewpoint, there is a precedent. In Sicily, in the city of Messina, there is a monument to Russian sailors, who in 1908 were the first to help the inhabitants of this city, destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Click to see full-size image For several days the sailors raked the rubble, pulling the Italians buried under the ruins, evacuated women and children to their ships, deployed field kitchens. As a result of repeated earthquakes, Russian sailors suffered losses, but continued to save people. “In the history of Messina, there were thousands of pages of human kindness and generosity,” Italian journalist Matilda Serao wrote. “But they entered the most eternal and most imperishable page in this story – fair-haired Slavs, so restrained in appearance and so responsive in business …” Italians Were "Dumbstruck" By Russian Specialists' Speed SOUTHFRONT.ORG The participants in the Russian operation to assist Italy in the fight against COVID-19 said that the Italians were “dumbstruck... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
