US sending aid to help Russia firefight effort: White House

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Source: AFP / Google

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama told his counterpart Dmitry Medvedev that he was sending firefighting equipment and other aid to help Russia battle wildfires that have ravaged parts of the country, the White House said Friday.

"President Obama called President Medvedev yesterday to express his deepest condolences for the tragic losses that Russia has suffered in the recent wildfires," the White House said in a statement.

"USAID, the Department of Defense, the US Forest Service, and the state of California are mobilizing firefighting equipment and airlift to assist Russia in combating the wildfires."

The brief White House statement did not specify exactly what equipment would be sent to Russia, or whether teams of personnel would travel to the country, but stressed that the United States was "responding to Russia's request for technical assistance in combating the fires.

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[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. Too bad Russia didn't request aid sooner to help contain the Gulf spill

feh!

Best wishes to the professionals fighting the fire.

[makhno]

2. A day late and a dollar short

Thanks for assisting the West on issues ranging from Iran to Afghanistan, suckers.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. yes we don't want radioactive smoke driting over here