Once again NATO reveals itself as the architect of its own decline, missing a golden opportunity to help instead of hinder and harass.
April 9, 2020 (Gunnar Ulson - NEO) - When Russian military planes and trucks arrived in Italy to provide relief for communities hit by the Covid-19 outbreak, the Italian government, elected into power by the Italian people, was thankful for the assistance offered by Moscow.
Named officials within the Italian government, including the foreign minister, the minister of defense and the governor of Apulia, Michele Emiliano, publically expressed thanks to Russia for the aid.
But finding any mention of this across the Western media is difficult, often buried deep within articles aimed entirely at smearing Russia for sending aid and depicting Italians as victims of a publicity stunt.
Reuters, in a smear piece published by the New York Times and aimed at vilifying Moscow, still had to admit regarding Russian aid that Italians were grateful, noting:
Sneering and Smearing
Western headlines are flooded with scorn for both Russia and the aid they sent, completely indifferent to how Italians themselves perceived the gesture.
Articles like Bloomberg's "Italy Questions Russians Over Their Goodwill Virus Gestures," admit several paragraphs in that officially, Italy was grateful for the aid, noting:
According to the pro-Western Moscow Times in their article, "80% of Russia’s Coronavirus Aid to Italy ‘Useless’ – La Stampa," also entirely based on the La Stampa article, its admits La Stampa's information came from an "unnamed source."
Other articles, like the BBC's "Coronavirus: What does ‘from Russia with love’ really mean?," Foreign Policy's "Beware of Bad Samaritans," and Forbes' "From Russia With Love? Putin’s Medical Supplies Gift To Coronavirus-Hit Italy Raises Questions," all used similarly disingenuous tactics to depict the Russian aid as somehow sinister and unwanted.
April 9, 2020 (Gunnar Ulson - NEO) - When Russian military planes and trucks arrived in Italy to provide relief for communities hit by the Covid-19 outbreak, the Italian government, elected into power by the Italian people, was thankful for the assistance offered by Moscow.
Named officials within the Italian government, including the foreign minister, the minister of defense and the governor of Apulia, Michele Emiliano, publically expressed thanks to Russia for the aid.
But finding any mention of this across the Western media is difficult, often buried deep within articles aimed entirely at smearing Russia for sending aid and depicting Italians as victims of a publicity stunt.
Reuters, in a smear piece published by the New York Times and aimed at vilifying Moscow, still had to admit regarding Russian aid that Italians were grateful, noting:
"There are no new geopolitical scenarios to trace, there is a country that needs help and other countries that are helping us," Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio was quoted as saying by Italy's Il Corriere della Sera newspaper on Thursday.Despite Italy being capable of speaking for itself and bringing up any suspicions (if they had any), the West decided to step in and speak for Italy instead.
Sneering and Smearing
Western headlines are flooded with scorn for both Russia and the aid they sent, completely indifferent to how Italians themselves perceived the gesture.
Articles like Bloomberg's "Italy Questions Russians Over Their Goodwill Virus Gestures," admit several paragraphs in that officially, Italy was grateful for the aid, noting:
“Our country can only be grateful” for the solidarity of many countries, including Russia, the Italian defense and foreign ministries said in a joint statement Friday.Yet claims that "Italy questions Russia" suggest the entire nation is suspicious of the aid. Upon reading Bloomberg's article, the only source cited is a single article in the Italian newspaper "La Stampa." It is hard to believe an article in "La Stampa" constitutes all of "Italy."
According to the pro-Western Moscow Times in their article, "80% of Russia’s Coronavirus Aid to Italy ‘Useless’ – La Stampa," also entirely based on the La Stampa article, its admits La Stampa's information came from an "unnamed source."
Other articles, like the BBC's "Coronavirus: What does ‘from Russia with love’ really mean?," Foreign Policy's "Beware of Bad Samaritans," and Forbes' "From Russia With Love? Putin’s Medical Supplies Gift To Coronavirus-Hit Italy Raises Questions," all used similarly disingenuous tactics to depict the Russian aid as somehow sinister and unwanted.
