Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next SanMarino San Marino buys Russia's Sputnik V after EU vaccine delivery delays San Marino isn’t an EU member and was excluded from the deals the 27-nation bloc negotiated with pharmaceutical firms. 24/02/2021
Now playing Next world news Sputnik V: Why hasn't the EU approved Russia's COVID vaccine yet? EU leaders have expressed their concerns about the use of the Russian vaccine amid fears Russia will use it to extend its influence in the bloc. 20/02/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary becomes first EU country to deploy Russia's COVID-19 vaccine It becomes the first EU country to use the Sputnik V jab after European officials said no application had been received for a rollout across the bloc 12/02/2021
Now playing Next World COVID round-up: UK hits 12 million jabs; Hungary approves Sputnik V As the EU starts to rollout the AstraZeneca vaccine, there's concern over its effectiveness on new coronavirus variants. 08/02/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 'has efficacy of 91.6% against COVID-19' BREAKING: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6% against COVID-19, according to a study published in The Lancet. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next World Serbian PM: Vaccine success down to prioritising health over politics The latest data shows that 6.4 doses have been administered per 100 people in the Balkan state. That's higher than any EU state. 02/02/2021
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Russia Russia begins vaccinating school teachers with Sputnik V COVID jab Russia hopes to vaccinate two million people before the end of the year. 07/12/2020
Now playing Next 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