Slovakia After low demand, Slovakia delivers its last doses of Sputnik V The decision to use Sputnik V divided Slovakian politics and led to the resignation of former prime minister Igor Matovič. 01/09/2021
Russia Russian charities launch initiative to vaccinate the homeless Two charities in St Petersburg have started vaccinating homeless people who are unable to get access to COVID-19 jabs because they lack official documents. 06/08/2021
Russia Russia approves testing combination of Sputnik & AstraZeneca vaccines Russia’s health officials have given a go-ahead to test a combination of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and the Sputnik V vaccines. 27/07/2021
Russia Russian culture icon Pyotr Mamonov dies with coronavirus aged 70 The rock musician died in a Moscow hospital after spending two weeks on a ventilator being treated for coronavirus. 16/07/2021
Slovakia Slovakia is second EU country to roll out Russia's Sputnik V COVID jab Slovakia has 200,000 doses of the Russian-made vaccine at its disposal after a tumultuous few months in which a secret deal to purchase 2 million doses triggered a political crisis in the country. 07/06/2021
Russia First stage of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is complete, says Putin The controversial project aims to deliver Russian gas to Germany. 04/06/2021
Slovakia Slovakia suspends use of the AstraZeneca jab for first vaccinations Slovakia suspends use of the AstraZeneca jab for first-time vaccinations 11/05/2021
Russia Russia lags behind the West in its COVID-19 vaccination drive By late April, just over 8.2 per cent of Russia's population had received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine compared to 43 per cent in the US and 27 per cent in the EU. 03/05/2021
Slovakia Slovaks divided over Russia's Sputnik V vaccine after quality concerns Many Slovaks have told Euronews they still trust Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, despite a dispute over its quality. 01/05/2021
Germany Germany to buy 30 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V this summer The agreed purchase will be made pending the vaccine's approval by the European Medicines Agency, a German minister has said. 22/04/2021
Travel News What is vaccine tourism and is it ethical? It has been called the "travel trend of 2021" But is it fair to travel to get a jab? 16/04/2021
Czech Republic Pro-Europe Czech Foreign Minister dismissed by President Tomáš Petříček had clashed with the country's pro-Russian President over the use of Moscow's Sputnik V Vaccine before its approval in the EU. 12/04/2021
Slovakia Slovakia told to return Sputnik V vaccines amid row over their quality "All Sputnik V batches are of the same quality and undergo rigorous quality control at the Gamaleya Institute," said the official Twitter account of the Sputnik V vaccine. 08/04/2021
Germany Bavaria signs 'preliminary contract' for doses of Sputnik V vaccine German state of Bavaria has negotiated 'preliminary contract' for 2.5 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 07/04/2021
Austria Austria in talks to purchase Sputnik V vaccine from Russia Austria is negotiating with Russia to buy one million doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, despite the jab having not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency. 30/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia’s prime minister steps down amid Sputnik V vaccine scandal Prime Minister Igor Matovic has been embroiled in a political scandal triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. 28/03/2021
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
Slovakia Slovakia's Sputnik V crisis deepens as PM says he's willing to resign The decision to buy vaccines from Moscow before their approval by the European Union had generated a political crisis in Slovakia's ruling coalition. 22/03/2021
Russia As Europe mulls Russia’s Sputnik V jab, how is it going down at home? Russian President Vladimir Putin said in March that just two million Russians had received both doses of the vaccine, representing less than 2% of the population. 19/03/2021
world news Sputnik V: Has Russia won the battle in global vaccine diplomacy? As the EU has struggled to make available European-manufactured vaccines, Russia has already sent its Sputnik V to Hungary and Slovakia and offered to supply 50 million more doses to Europe. 17/03/2021
Russia Russia announces more deals to produce Sputnik V vaccine in EU Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will soon be produced in France, Germany, and Spain, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund. 15/03/2021
Hungary Match us and publish vaccine contracts, Hungary tells EU Hungary became the first EU country to order the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Now it's published its contract with Russia for the jabs. 12/03/2021
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
Russia Russia wants apology after EMA official warns against Sputnik V jab Russia has questioned the neutrality of the European Medicines Agency after a senior official urged EU member states not to rollout the Sputnik V vaccine yet. 09/03/2021
Italy Italy to be first EU country to make Russian Sputnik V vaccine Italy will become the first EU country to make the Russian vaccine, which is still under review by the European Medicines Agency. 09/03/2021
Czech Republic Will the Czechs be the next to look to Russia and China for vaccines? Central European neighbours Slovakia and Hungary have already taken delivery of Russia's Sputnik V jab. 04/03/2021
