Watch out for the Russians even when they give gifts, that's what they sent to the Italians against the virus.

The aid Russia offered Italy to cope with the difficult situation due to the Coronavirus, seems to have caused an unforeseen debate between the two countries, or exactly “impact” between Russia and the Italian press.

Yesterday, on April 2nd, Major General Igor Konasenkov, the official representative of Russia's Defence Ministry, sharply criticised the Italian newspaper La Stampa. Konasenkov has responded to an article written by Yacopo Iacboon and published on March 24th. Italian journalist Iacabon, has reported that 80% of the aid Russia's Defence Ministry had sent to Italy to fight COVID-19 pandemic was <x0 useless”.

In collaboration with Natalia Antelavan, head of the investigative site Coda Story they published an article on April 2nd, arguing Russia's help was an intelligence and propaganda operation. According to the article, Russia sent its “support to Italy in late March, following discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Ctete. The assistance package was extremely unusual and consisted of 15 huge military planes with 122 officers from a military secret unit”, the writing of two Italian journalists follows.

Even the investigative site Chad Story went further. According to them, Russia's aid was indeed “Troy's Cali”. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former commander of the United Kingdom NBC forces quoted in the article published by La Stampa, has indicated that troops Russia sent to Italy included Russian military intelligence operatives. He suggested that Russian Military Intelligence (GRU) would collect information on Italy's military and create networks.
However, this article has been displeasing to the Russians, who have reacted indignantly through the official of the Ministry of Defence, who has said the end and an old Latin expression” anyone opens the tomb to the other person, falls in on himself. ”

“We have paid attention to the ongoing efforts that in two weeks the newspaper La Stampa is putting on the ground to discredit the mission of the Russians that have been mobilised to help the troubled Italians”, General Konasenkov said, while adding “Most Russian doctors and epidemiologists are designated by newspapers as biological war experts. ”

According to the senior Russian official, despite the speculation of LA Stampas the Russians had gone to Italy to help them in battle with the coronary.

However, in the background of such speculations, despite the sensational suspicions of La Stampa, instead of waging a biological war, epidemiologists arrived in Italy to fight Coronavirus together with their Italian colleagues are eliminating Covid-19 in 65 houses in the rest of Bergamos”, said Major General Igor Konasenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defence Ministry.