Russian President Vladimir Putin has connected the U.S.' handling of the coronavirus crisis with the widespread civil unrest and anti-racism protests in the country, according to Russian media reports.
. "Things connected to the fight with the coronavirus have shone a spotlight on general problems."
However, the president added that, "when — even after crimes are committed — this takes on elements of radical nationalism and extremism, nothing good will come of this." Last week, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNBC that Russia, a country with its own poor human rights record, was "concerned" about human rights abuses around the world, andRussia is the third worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases, having passed the 500,000 case mark last week. To date, it has recorded over 528,000 cases but just under 7,000 deaths.
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