France Russia and China use COVID jabs as 'means of propaganda', France says "China, Russia are conducting a policy of influence through the vaccine even before vaccinating their own population," France's top diplomat said on Friday. 26/03/2021
Europe News EU's 'vaccine passports' only valid with EMA-approved COVID jabs It raises a potential problem for Europeans who have had the Russian or Chinese vaccine. 12/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia's ruling coalition in crisis over Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine Slovakia became the second European Union member state, after Hungary, to purchase doses of the Sputnik V vaccine following a secret deal orchestrated by Prime Minister Igor Matovic. 04/03/2021
world news European Medicines Agency starts review of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine The EMA has so far approved three vaccines for use across the bloc. 04/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia receives 200,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine even though it has not received approval from the EU regulator. 01/03/2021
Russia Russia admits COVID-19 death toll is more than triple official numbers Official figures from the Russian health authority say 55,265 people have died from COVID-19; however, the statistics agency has said this figure is more than three times higher. 29/12/2020
Russia Oliver Stone says he has taken Russia's COVID-19 vaccine The US movie director told Russian state TV that he had received the first of two jabs of the Sputnik V vaccine. 16/12/2020
Europe News Have our vaccine, if you can produce it, says Russia's EU ambassador Hungary is the only country in the EU to trial Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. 18/11/2020
