Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview said the country was exiting the "coronavirus situation steadily, in the States it isn't happening that way".

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"The (US) president says we need to do such-and-such but the governors somewhere tell him where to go," Putin stressed, adding, "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."

Russia has the third-highest number of coronavirus cases after the United States and Brazil. There are currently 536,484 coronavirus cases in the country with 8,835 new virus cases reported on Sunday. The country has reported 6,948 COVID-19 deaths so far.

The country has been easing the lockdown amid the pandemic with Putin determined to hold a parade on June 24 to celebrate Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

Putin asserted that the virus has exposed "deep-seated internal crises in the US".

The United States has the most number of coronavirus cases with 2 million infections and over 115, 730 fatalities. Several areas are reportedly experecicing a second wave even as lockdown restricitions have been eased.

The Russian president said the central government and regional leaders work "as one team", while adding,"I doubt anyone in the government or the regions would say "we're not going to do what the government says, what the president says, we think it's wrong".

Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview said the country was exiting the "coronavirus situation steadily, in the States it isn't happening that way". Also Read: Spain to open borders on June 21 to most European visitors "The (US) president says we need to do such-and-such but the governors somewhere tell him where to go," Putin stressed, adding, "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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview said the country was exiting the "coronavirus situation steadily, in the States it isn't happening that way". Also Read: Spain to open borders on June 21 to most European visitors "The (US) president says we need to do such-and-such but the governors somewhere tell him where to go," Putin stressed, adding, "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." Russia has the third-highest number of coronavirus cases after the United States and Brazil. There are currently 536,484 coronavirus cases in the country with 8,835 new virus cases reported on Sunday. The country has reported 6,948 COVID-19 deaths so far. The country has been easing the lockdown amid the pandemic with Putin determined to hold a parade on June 24 to celebrate Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Putin asserted that the virus has exposed "deep-seated internal crises in the US". The United States has the most number of coronavirus cases with 2 million infections and over 115, 730 fatalities. Several areas are reportedly experecicing a second wave even as lockdown restricitions have been eased. The Russian president said the central government and regional leaders work "as one team", while adding,"I doubt anyone in the government or the regions would say "we're not going to do what the government says, what the president says, we think it's wrong".

Virus has exposed deep-seated internal crises in US: Putin

Russia's submarine building city Severodvinsk located in the Arctic region is set to be sealed off today amid rising cases of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/brazil-cases-surge-past-600000-as-countrys-death-toll-passes-italy-303447">coronavirus</a>.

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According to the governor of Arkhangelsk region where Severodvinsk is located with over 190,000 people would be shut off from midnight on Friday.

There have been at least 1,000 cases of coronvirus cases in Severodvinsk. In&nbsp;the Arkhangelsk region as a whole 2,712 cases have been confirmed.

On Thursday, the city reported 57 new cases, including 30 in the shipyard.

Authorities have already begun to set up&nbsp;checkpoints as the order to shutdown comes into effect shortly.

Acting regional governor Alexander Tsybulsky told residents that "it wasn't easy to take this decision, it really is needed, you need to stick it out for a week or 10 days so that we don't see the infection rate grow further."

Russia has seen a major surge in coronavirus in the past month with the number of infection cases rising to 449, 256 which is the third highest in the world after the United States and Brazil.

However, the death toll in the country hasn't been as high the US or Brazil where thousands have died due to the virus with the country reporting just over 5,500 deaths

Russia's submarine building city Severodvinsk located in the Arctic region is set to be sealed off today amid rising cases of coronavirus. Watch Video: According to the governor of Arkhangelsk region where Severodvinsk is located with over 190,000 people would be shut off from midnight on Friday.

Russia's submarine building city Severodvinsk located in the Arctic region is set to be sealed off today amid rising cases of coronavirus. Watch Video: According to the governor of Arkhangelsk region where Severodvinsk is located with over 190,000 people would be shut off from midnight on Friday. There have been at least 1,000 cases of coronvirus cases in Severodvinsk. In the Arkhangelsk region as a whole 2,712 cases have been confirmed. On Thursday, the city reported 57 new cases, including 30 in the shipyard. Authorities have already begun to set up checkpoints as the order to shutdown comes into effect shortly. Acting regional governor Alexander Tsybulsky told residents that "it wasn't easy to take this decision, it really is needed, you need to stick it out for a week or 10 days so that we don't see the infection rate grow further." Russia has seen a major surge in coronavirus in the past month with the number of infection cases rising to 449, 256 which is the third highest in the world after the United States and Brazil. However, the death toll in the country hasn't been as high the US or Brazil where thousands have died due to the virus with the country reporting just over 5,500 deaths

Russia to seal submarine building city Severodvinsk amid rising coronavirus cases

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Virus has exposed deep-seated internal crises in US: Putin

Russia to seal submarine building city Severodvinsk amid rising coronavirus cases