Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
