U.S. planning to send 200 ventilators to Russia, as Russian coronavirus cases near 300,000

The U.S. will start sending 200 ventilators to Russia on Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said, according to Reuters.
The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly requested assistance from the U.S., and American President Donald Trump offered to send 200 U.S.-made ventilators.
The first batch of 50 ventilators is expected to be shipped on Wednesday, while the rest will be ready shortly after, the embassy added in a statement, according to Reuters.
Russia now has the second-highest number of reported coronavirus cases after the U.S., of 299,941. The country has recorded 2,837 deaths, as of Tuesday.
In early April, Russia had sent ventilators to the U.S. as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in New York, but the U.S. stated it would not use the ventilators as the same model was linked to two fires in Russian hospitals.