Amid back-to-back calls with President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to pool international efforts to battle COVID-19.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a joint effort alongside the United States in battling the novel coronavirus pandemic amid back-to-back calls discussing the issue with his counterpart in Washington.
The pair held a second call Friday, focusing on both Russia and Saudi Arabia's attempts to rebalance the shattered oil market by making a deal as well as the two presidents' mutual interest in battling the COVID-19 disease.
Major cities and regions in both countries have gone into lockdown, as they have in nations around the world, in an effort to curb the coronavirus threat. At the same time, the U.S. and Russia have also sent assistance abroad to countries struggling against the disease.As COVID-19 figures continue to grow in the U.S., however, resources have been increasingly mobilized to address the crisis at home.
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