Coronavirus
U.S. Sides With Russia Against a Possible Global Pandemic Treaty
When it comes to deciding what the world should do with the lessons learned from the pandemic, the United States is on the same page as Russia rather than its European allies.
Washington and Moscow are cool to talks on the creation of a pandemic treaty and are stalling efforts to bring forward a decision at the World Health Assembly starting May 24, according to several officials in Geneva, Switzerland, with knowledge of the discussions.
This resistance has brought conversations on the decision down to the wire. Negotiations are further complicated by push back from several other countries that argue there isn’t sufficient time to discuss a treaty as long as they battle the ongoing pandemic.
