Russian Rescue workers never get any of the glory other nations get for their charity, but that isn't the reason they do it. Good job Rescuers. Keep up the good work.

Bravo guys, the Russians are always at the scene of every disaster, be it fires in Greece or quake in Haiti.They are not there glory hunting but to help in anyway they can. keep up the good work.

It is good to know that there is another country besides the United States that will respond anywhere there is a disaster. Thanks Russia for doing a humanitarian job with seeking praise. Americans are fed up with their glory hound politicians throwing away their tax money all over the world just to enhance their political standing. The true humanitarians just do the job without announcing to the world how much of their country's money they are putting up or how they are "taking the lead" in responding to a disaster. Actions speak louder than words and phonies do not go unnoticed. Some phoney politicians throw away billions of the tax payers dollars just to make themselves "look good" around the world. This is so corrupt and often most of the money is siphoned off or never gets to the people most affected by the disaster. AFTER THE NEW ORLEANS DEBACLE, AMERICANS ARE NOT TOO ANXIOUS TO THROW THE TAX PAYER'S MONEY AT EVERY DISASTER THAT OCCURS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. There is just too much fraud, waste and abuse. It is time for American politicians to put Americans first, as should have been done for NEW ORLEANS, but was not.

@ Artyom You are completely missing the point. This is not about who get glorified and who doesn’t. This is about saving lives and helping anyway you can. It does not matter who does it, just get it done. Do you really think these people care lend their help them…..NO!…they just want and need help. This is very very sad…….

@ "haiti" - first, as the largest and most powerful country in the world, the US *should* be doing at least as much as we are. Second, the amount pledged/dedicated *must* be made public, because of transparency laws; this is not some top-secret budget, this is a public part of the budget, so, by law, it has to be made public. While your accusations make for a nicely sensationalist rant, you're transplanting valid concerns about New Orleans to something very, very different. And @Artyom, actually, the Russians seem to be getting a good bit of (highly deserved) recognition: if you follow the story on ITAR-TASS, you'll see that several European countries have requested Russian assistance. Russia is taking a leadership position in this effort, and people are noticing. It's tempting, I know, to say that it will be the same as it ever was, but it's not the same (IMHO).

If this rescue effort ever becomes a race to see who helps first and most (I am not saying it is, but just supposing) then it is a much better contest than the one to see who has the biggest and most weapons. It is true that Americans are tired of seeing tax money get wasted, but this is not one of the times. A few people like Rush Limbaugh may complain about the expense of rescue, but they are hopefully disregarded. What I heard from radio news was that in the first two days after the disaster, American citizens had wired tens of millions of dollars to charities like the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, and other organizations that were already in Haiti. That was before President Obama announced government aid and before an aircraft carrier arrived offshore to help. Multiply this effort by dozens of countries. The real contest is now not who gives the most, but who evades the bottleneck at the only airport and manages to get rescuers and supplies into Haiti. The people on the ground in Haiti will be the judges of that contest.

Russia almost never gets the credit or appreciation in the Western news media for positive things they do. This is probably because Russia does not toot their own horn when they do a humanitarian good deed. Many Western office holders are so into propagandizing every good deed, that it destroys the effect of the good deed itself, because it becomes an act that is just for publicity and political gain This is so sick, especially during a major disaster. The United Nation receives tons of money but always wants more and never really accomplisher anything positive. This money that is being poured down the United Nations RAT HOLE could be going into a world disaster fund to finance dealing with major disasters. There is so much world fraud and so little money for the things that count. Hopefully, Russia will continue to assist with world disasters without seeking political gain or glory. A job can often be done quitely and more efficiently without all the distractions of glory seeking or political agendas. Keep up the good work.

Russia has always helped the world as much as it could without looking for glory. The US only does it for glory. The US Taxpayers are actually the ones who will ultimately suffer as the expense of the glory to Obama. Bill O'reilly gloated at how much the US is giving, and laughed at China and Russia, claiming Russia is only sending one mobile hospital and 20 doctors. I guess he would just like Russia to pack up and go home. I am a Republican, but I can't stand their cold war era mentality about Russia and Russians. I really is an insult to all productive, hard working, tax paying Russians living in the US.

On the behalf of humanity, I thank Russia and every other nation which lends a hand. You all deserve to be honored for whatever help you give. To save another person is to do the work of God. haiti, America sends its apologies for saving thousands of lives, since obviously that was a God-awful hateful evil thing for us to have done. We just want to look good, never mind the fact that through the government, the Clinton foundation, and various other aid organizations we were already giving tens of millions to over a hundred million dollars worth aid to Haiti per annum even before this happened. As you say, we should only care about ourselves, and New Orleans which faced a far smaller disaster with less practical recovery prospects and which received far more money is being neglected because we have room in our hearts to help people who are even more needy.

Good job, on this report !!!!

January 15, 2010, 14:31, Artyom wrote > Russian Rescue workers never get any of the glory other nations get for their charity, but that isn't the reason they do it. Good job Rescuers. Keep up the good work. Those "rotten" Americans! Could you have imagined if George Bush was President and this happened in Haiti? They(the world) would be crying "BUSH is a RACIST"! O'Bama is in office and no one has a problem with the "delayed" American response. Unbelieveable. Thanks GOD for people like Chavez and Medvedev! Without the leadership of people like Chavez, the world would be in a worst position. Viva Chavez! Viva Medvedev!

Thanks Russia for responding to disasters without seeking glory or political advantage. This is the way it should be.