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President Diaz-Canel thanked Vladimir Putin for the international cooperation sent from Russia, a country that has proven to be a friend and strategic ally of the Cuban people.
On Monday, Russia sent Cuba a shipment of 20 tons of humanitarian aid, which includes medicines, multi-purpose protective suits, and syringes. This is the fifth shipment sent by President Vladimir Putin to the Caribbean island since December.
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Last year, Moscow also sent four AN-124 planes with food, medicine, supplies, and medical equipment to help the Cuban people alleviate the effects of situation prompted by the pandemic and the U.S. blockade.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel thanked Putin for the international cooperation sent from Russia, a country that has proven to be a friend and strategic ally of the Cuban people.
Russian support for the island, however, goes beyond sending humanitarian aid shipments. Currently, four projects financed by the UNDP-Russia Development Trust Fund are advancing under the direction of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for an amount of US$5 million.
@RGtmooEnglish More than one million people have been diagnosed in Cuba with #COVID19 since the first three positive patients for SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in March 2020. The 97.4% of people infected have been saved. #CubaSaveLives pic.twitter.com/CRKIcA0E4F
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