Vladimir Zhirinovsky (Source: Tass.com) From the broadcast's very outset, the LDPR leader fulminated and threatened quarantine violators with all kinds of punishments. He suggested pharmacists were gaining billions while the U.S. military reaped … Coronavirus: ICUs filling up fast in Miami-Dade, Broward hospitals. Zverev said the rush to claim the world’s first vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be about “prestige” for Russia, which has long prided itself on its legacy of scientific innovation. The Khabarovsk government announced later in the day that it would extend coronavirus restrictions, which include the banning of mass gatherings, throughout the region until at least July 26. Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and a popular veteran politician, told Moscow radio that Americans were “surely” behind the outbreak. ... Liberal-Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky criticized law enforcement agencies over the … He related how he proposed to permanently remove his fellow LDPR deputy Sergei Kasatonov from the State Duma, because he did not self-quarantine after a trip to France. Russian MP Vladimir Zhirinovsky claimed the United States had economic motives for allegedly spreading the coronavirus: mostly, to undermine China’s economy.