From Russia with Love: Controversy Around the Russian Aid Campaign to Italy

Russian solidarity should be regarded as an effort to maintain a political status quo ... ... scene (i.e., Libya, Ukraine, Syria). And the global health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. On March 22, Italy began to receive the first Russian... ... on the gratitude shown by the Italian people for the assistance received, in Italy, media appeared more critical, questioning the implications of the campaign. More specifically...