The Russian Foreign Ministry considers China the first victim, and not the culprit of the pandemic

China should be considered the first country affected by the new coronavirus, but not its distributor. This was announced on July 2 by Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov in an open interview with TASS First Deputy General Director Mikhail Gusman. We believe that we all benefit from the experience of China, which was not the distributor, but the first victim of COVID-19 who managed to overcome this epidemic, at least to stop its spread on its territory, he said. Mogulov added that Russia adheres to this approach and actively interacts with China in the fight against the epidemic. The logic of the United States, which is looking for perpetrators instead of uniting against a common threat, is difficult to understand, he said.