Chapter MFA Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba called the Russian vaccine against coronavirus a hybrid weapon against Kiev, reports NV.
The minister said that there is a classic way to get the vaccine – through the COVAX system. You can negotiate directly with individual manufacturers, or contact countries that have reserved the drug with a large stock.
“And another hybrid dimension in this story is the situation with the Russian vaccine. We understand that when it comes to the Russian vaccine, it is a hybrid weapon of Russia against Ukraine,” Kuleba added.
Earlier, the Russian side expressed its readiness to supply the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to Ukraine and produce it in the republic. This prospect was discussed by the director of the Gamaleya center Alexander Gintsburg , deputy Verkhovna Rada Viktor Medvedchuk and the chapter Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev .
The Ukrainian authorities refused to receive the Russian drug refused . They are conducting negotiations with European countries, China and India.
In the Verkhovna Rada they called the refusal of the Russian vaccine the planned destruction of Ukrainians.