He made a corresponding statement during an online discussion organized by the Gorchakov Foundation, talking about 50 mechanical ventilation devices that arrived from the USA to Russia.

“Such gestures, in our opinion, are absolutely natural, they are purely humanitarian in nature. We are grateful to the American side for the assistance provided at the current stage, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

It was previously reported that the U.S. military aircraft S-17 with 50 mechanical ventilation devices (IVL) from the United States landed at Moscow's Vnukovo-3 airport.