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Russian medical specialists have been filmed disinfecting a nursing home in one of the worst-hit areas of Italy's coronavirus pandemic crisis. Incredible video footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence showed the Russian team working alongside Italians to disinfect the home for Italian old-age pensioners. This has exposed the EU's failure to help one of its own member-states which has become the hardest-hit country from the coronavirus outbreak.

Vladimir Putin agreed to send aid to Italy after speaking with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

Soon afterwards, military planeloads of medical equipment including 600 ventilators, military virologists, and epidemiologists landed in Italy.

This contrasts with the silence and infighting from the European Union, which has failed to agree on a joint economic response to the crisis.

Last week, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria all rejected Italy's pleas for so-called "corona-bonds" as a way to cushion the economic blow of the pandemic.

George Galloway has condemned the EU for its inaction to help embattled Italy.

The former Labour MP said:"A non-socialist country is now receiving an influx of health workers from socialist Cuba, whose were supposed to hate. Whom the West has quarantined this past half-century or more.

"Russia, which may well be on the brink of a major coronavirus crisis itself, is sending its doctors and its medicines to Italy.

"Where is the European Union?"

Despite these denials, the EUs foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned of a struggle for influence through spinning and the politics of generosity.

Senior EU diplomats claim the Russian assistance is a geopolitical move to extend Russian influence.

France and Germany were criticised by Italians after declining their request for medical masks and equipment during the initial outbreak.

Over the weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron warned Italy not to get "intoxicated" with Russian aid.

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