Needling each other: Ukrainian politicians face off over rejection of Russian-made Sputnik V as country’s Covid-19 crisis worsens

Parliamentarians

Parliamentarians and government officials in Kiev have traded blows in a fresh row over the country’s refusal to register a Russian coronavirus vaccine, despite Ukraine facing challenges in accessing UK and US made formulas.

On Saturday, the country’s chief doctor, Viktor Lyashko, denied media reports that Kiev was considering registering Sputnik V, created by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute. In a message on his official Facebook page, he wrote these “rumours… do not correspond to reality” because Ukraine will use only those vaccines against COVID-19 that successfully pass the third phase of clinical research trials.” 

Continue reading https://on.rt.com/aymn