Spreading of these narratives and disinformation started after Italy (the world coronavirus hotspot in that period) has received the aid from Beijing and Moscow. While the Brussels administration (quite slowly and without particular success) was preparing the response to this new crisis, China and Russia have already had their answer \u2013 at least, through their media. Instead of the unique planetary battle, the battle to discredit the EU has started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Justified criticism of majority due to the fact that China has retained the information and has reacted slowly to COVID-19 which contributed to the spreading of the virus, represented one of the most serious threats to Chinese leadership in last decades, as it was stated in the British Guardian<\/span><\/strong>.<\/a> Therefore, it is not surprising that China presented itself as the leader and main benefactor for preservation of public health while the epidemic was spreading all around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, after sending the aid to Italy, it was reported that the Italian citizens are applauding to express their gratefulness, even that they intonated the Chinese anthem. This version was posted by a <\/span><\/strong>spokeswoman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, Hua Chunying on her Twitter profile, quoted by state media later. In fact, as the Italian fact-checking sites concluded<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, the citizens of Rome applauded to their health workers and the instrumental of the Chinse anthem was inserted later in the montage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with sending the aid to Italy, Russia led a disinformation campaign<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on March 23 when <\/span><\/strong>Sputnik<\/span><\/strong><\/a> published the tweet (now deleted <\/span><\/strong><\/a>) of the Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov that Poland allegedly blocked the access of Russian humanitarian aid to Italy through its airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, Italian media La Stampa<\/em> published<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/strong>that even 80% of aid that Russia directed to Italy was useless or not particularly useful so those are just excuses to spread the influence. It is written in the text (with reference to the statement of anonymous official of the Italian Government) that the Russian shipment was just an excuse for aid. Shipment contained the supplies for bacteriological disinfection and mobile laboratory for biological sterilization but no respirators and protective gear for doctors which was the most needed in that moment<\/em>, specifies this Italian newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spokeswoman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, reacted strongly<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to this, stating that on the example and humanitarian aid that Russia provided to Italy and that Cuba and China are providing to numerous countries, it can be seen what informative aggression is in fact. <\/em>Spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defence, Major General Igor Konashenkov, went one step further of Zakharova and accused<\/span><\/strong><\/a> La Stampa<\/em> for Russophobia, threatening to this newspaper and the author of the article in a skillfully disguised manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy reacted to this statement by saying that they appreciate Russian aid but the freedom of expression and press must be respected<\/span><\/strong><\/a> while the European Commission stated that free and independent media represent the DNA of the Old Continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dfcme.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/propaganda-155877_1280-1030x764.png\")
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