The Russian Federation has announced that it plans to resume flights to and from 52 “friendly countries,” repealing a measure instituted during the initial wave of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic at a time when Russia has been the talk of the world for its recent and ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The announcement was made by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday, as reported by Russian state-owned news agency TASS. “Starting from April 9, we are lifting restrictions set for combating coronavirus pandemic, which applied to our regular and charter flights between Russia and a number of other countries,” Mishustin said. “Now, we are resuming flights with 52 countries, including Argentina, India, China, South Africa, and other friendly states.” Also included are Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Lebanon, North Korea, Peru, Pakistan, Syria, and Turkey, among others. The announcement also included provisions for opening the land border between Russia and China, …