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In a video address to the UN General Assembly on video, Vladimir Putin said that despite skepticism from some in the international community, Russia is completely open and determined to partner.
“We are ready to share our experience and continue to work with all states and international organizations, including supplying the Russian vaccine to other countries, which has proven its reliability, safety and efficacy,” said the Russian president.
“Russia is convinced that the full capabilities of the global pharmaceutical industry must now be utilized and that citizens of all countries must have access to free vaccination for the foreseeable future,” Vladimir Putin added.
The Russian president also announced that a high-level online conference with governments interested in working together to develop a coronavirus vaccine will be held shortly.
The Gamaleja Institute vaccine, registered on August 11 and in the “post-registration” test phase (third, massive), is already in production and the first batches have already been sent to most regions. Alexander Gincburg, director of the institute, said Tuesday that the Sputnik V trial was going according to plan and had not caused an allergic reaction in the volunteers so far.
To date, more than 20 countries have ordered more than 1 billion doses of the new Russian vaccine, said the sovereign Russian foundation involved in the funding.
According to the Russian president, the potential of the World Health Organization (WHO) should be strengthened and the limits of the association of countries in the field of medicine should be eliminated as much as possible.
The Russian president also argued that lifting “illegitimate punitive measures” against countries, including Russia, could help restore the global economy hit by the coronavirus epidemic and create new jobs. For years, the Russian president has been pushing for the lifting of the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States and the European Union for the 2014 invasion of the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine.
The Russian president has offered to conclude a legally binding agreement with all major space powers that would prohibit the weaponry, use or threat of force against space facilities.
Putin also promised that Russia would do everything possible to resolve regional conflicts.
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