Will Russia Stay 'Neutral' As US-China Tensions Rise Over The Origins Of The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic?

CNBC: Russia tries to stay neutral as US-China tensions rise over coronavirus’ origin

* Putin’s spokesman told CNBC that Russia can’t support a U.S. investigation into the source of the virus.
* Russia is an ally of China, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is also on good terms with his American counterpart.
* Sources told NBC News last week the country’s intelligence community was examining whether the coronavirus emerged accidentally from a Chinese lab.

Russia has sought to distance itself from a dispute brewing between the U.S. and China over the origin of the coronavirus, saying it can’t support a U.S. investigation into the source of the virus.

The comments to CNBC by Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, come after current and former U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News last week the country’s intelligence community was examining whether the coronavirus emerged accidentally from a Chinese lab.

″This issue was never discussed by our two presidents,” Peskov said Tuesday, when asked if Putin had discussed the matter with his U.S. counterpart.

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WNU Editor: The above article is 10 days old, and a lot has happened in Russia in the past ten days. The country is now under lock-down, and the number of coronavirus cases have exploded. So while the Kremlin may push the public line that they are not interested in supporting calls to investigate China's actions that have led to this pandemic, among all of my family members, friends, and contacts in Russia the altitude is very different. They are really pissed-off at China.

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