Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised interview that Russia has been more successful in dealing with the coronavirus than the United States, according to AFP.

He contrasted the situations in the two countries, saying in Russia, “we are exiting the coronavirus situation steadily with minimal losses, God willing, in the States it isn't happening that way.”

Putin told state television the coronavirus pandemic had exposed “deep seated internal crises” in the US.

"I think the problem is that group interests, party interests are put higher than the interests of the whole of society and the interests of the people."