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“Sputnik should not be transported from Moscow. This is a geostrategic decision of Lithuania. Vaccines are bought with the money of our taxpayers from countries that have a value close to us.
We don’t want to pay money to a producer who will then buy ammunition for the same money through the budget, which can be used in, say, eastern Ukraine, “Landsbergis said.
He also noted that the approval process for the Russian vaccine, which is being carried out by the European Medicines Agency, would in any case take quite a long time, and that the number of doses of vaccines delivered to EU countries would increase significantly in the meantime. so much.
“Scanpix” / ITAR-TASS nuotr./Vakcina nuo koronaviruso “Sputnik V”
“It just came to our notice then. There are hundreds of vaccine manufacturers seeking approval. Even if a large proportion of them fail the tests, there will still be many vaccines on the market. We will have a much broader choice than we have now. Now is just the beginning, “Landbergis said.
A. Skaisgirytė also stated that both the Minister and President G. Nausėda agree that only vaccines produced in Europe and the United States should be used.
“Both the president and the minister think that vaccines made in Europe or the United States that meet transatlantic criteria should be used. There is no talk of Lithuania being able to buy Russian vaccines, “said the adviser.
G. Landberg: We do not want to pay money to a producer who will then buy ammunition for the same money through the budget, which can be used, for example, in eastern Ukraine.
Earlier Tuesday, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said that Lithuania would not buy the Russian vaccine “Sputnik V”, even if it was approved by the European Medicines Agency.
When asked about such a possibility in an interview on Tuesday, the prime minister said that the joint EU procurement would ensure a sufficient supply of Western-made vaccines to Lithuania, so there is “no need” to consider purchasing one. Russian vaccine.
“Our vaccine portfolio consists of a series of vaccines that are already registered or in the process of registration, or that may not be registered in the near future, but others will emerge.
I am really sure that there is no need for us to consider this issue at all, “I. Šimonytė told LRT radio, stating that the Russian government uses the vaccine for geopolitical purposes.
VIDEO: Landsbergis: Sputnik vaccine issue won’t be central soon
The issue of sanctions
According to the President’s advisor A.Skaisgirytė, G. Nausėda spoke with G. Landsbergis on the most current topics: the Eastern Partnership, Russia, the next European Council.
Photo by Lukas Balandus / 15min / Asta Skaisgirytė
“When it comes to sanctions against Russia and Belarus, the issue is on the agenda. We are talking about what Lithuania can offer its partners,” said A.Skaisgirytė.
After the meeting, Landsberg said talks were underway on the fourth European Union (EU) sanctions package and that the Baltic states, in turn, could present their own sanctions package earlier.
“The fourth package of sanctions (for Belarus) is a European package of sanctions, so far there are no clear criteria on how it will be drafted, we are talking with our Baltic colleagues about the harmonization of the sanctions list for people who cannot enter the Baltic countries,
At this initial stage, I could not provide information, discussions are taking place, evidence packages are being collected on the list of people, ”G. Landsbergis said after the meeting.
With regard to Russia, according to G. Landsbergis, “it is mainly about Navaln’s so-called list, the people involved, who have contributed to the arrest, imprisonment, trial and possibly also the clients of A. Navaln.” .
“Lithuania is participating in this process, we are in talks with colleagues from the Baltic countries and Poland as well, and we hope that in the near future the list will be presented to the responsible institutions of the European Union and coordinated at the highest political level” said the Minister.
The minister stressed that the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, recognizes that the situation was “disappointing” after his failed visit to Moscow.
“We see that even Borrell himself admits that this was a difficult lesson for him personally and probably for Europe itself, and we must learn from this lesson what can be done next to prevent that resentment from happening again. It seems to me that the unanimous approval of A. Navaln’s list of serious sanctions would be a good step and a good response, “said G. Landsbergis.
Photo by Scanpix / Meeting of Sergei Lavrov and Joseph Borrell in Moscow
Borrell had just said Tuesday that he would propose to the 27 countries of the bloc to impose sanctions on Russia after Moscow rejected his offer of constructive cooperation during his official visit.
“We will first discuss this at the EU foreign ministers meeting on February 22 and at the March European Council,” Borrell told MEPs.
“Member states will have to decide the next step, but yes, it can include sanctions, and I will make concrete proposals,” he added.
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