EU chief questions Russian priorities in vaccine diplomacy
"We still wonder why Russia is offering, theoretically, millions and millions of doses while not sufficiently progressing in vaccinating its own people," Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium October 2, 2020. Photo: Reuters
The European Commission's president questioned on Wednesday why Russia is offering its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to countries around the world when its own population still needs to be inoculated.
"We still wonder why Russia is offering, theoretically, millions and millions of doses while not sufficiently progressing in vaccinating its own people," Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference.
"This a question that should be answered.
