The United States announced a grant of $ 250 thousand for exposing Russia's lies about coronavirus

The State Department commented on the statement of the Russian embassy in connection with the announcement of a grant to prepare a report on Russian campaigns, writes "Voice of America".

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A warning from the international community about the dangers caused by Russia’s repeated attempts to take advantage of public health problems to spread misinformation and propaganda is an important element of US actions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

This was stated by a representative of the State Department to the Voice of America Russian Service in response to a request to comment on the statement of the Russian Embassy in Washington in connection with the announcement of a competition for a grant for the preparation of a report on Russian disinformation campaigns in the field of health.

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American and foreign NGOs, higher educational institutions and commercial organizations can take part in a competition for a State Department grant of $ 250 thousand.

“This will be a one-stage competitive process. Interested applicants will submit a complete proposal addressing all program objectives. Proposals will be carefully assessed by the committee. When reviewing an application, consideration will be given to the application's consistency with the program's objectives, as well as the applicant's ability to achieve results against the stated objectives. GEC Russia is proposing an award to an organization with experience in countering Russian disinformation analysis and programming, as well as public and media engagement strategies, to produce a report on Russian and Soviet health-related disinformation campaigns. Subject matter experts are uncovering and raising awareness of these efforts,” the official statement said. grant page.

Commenting on the grant announcement, the Russian embassy in the United States claims that during a global epidemic that is killing thousands of people in both countries, the United States "focuses on finding an external enemy."

“Such grants reveal the true sentiments, thoughts and way of thinking of partners from the State Department. Even during the period of the most severe global epidemic, when we - both Russia and the United States - are losing thousands of citizens, and everyone should unite, efforts are directed towards finding an external enemy. It is expected that the blame will be placed on him - in whole or in part - for the shortcomings of his own authorities, it is said in message from the embassy on Facebook. — Influential Russophobic forces in Washington - on the Capitol and in the state apparatus - never stop their destructive activities. They work according to their own program, not paying attention to signals coming from the head of their own state.”

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The embassy also stated that in early May, the presidents of the United States and the Russian Federation “in a telephone conversation emphasized the historical significance of the allied relations that connected our peoples during the Second World War and made it possible to defeat a common enemy,” adding that when discussing the situation around the coronavirus pandemic, “there was a positive assessment was given to bilateral cooperation.”

We also remembered the Russian plane with humanitarian aid, which “was the first to land in New York” in April (we recall that the US Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that for this “help” the State Department received an invoice from Russia for $ 659 - ed.)

“You can wash your hands of coronavirus. From Russophobia - it’s impossible. We would like to ask a rhetorical question. It would not be more useful to direct these 250 thousand dollars. to help countries in need, to save someone’s life?,” the embassy said.

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