At the UN General Assembly, Russian president Vladimir Putin proposes a meeting on joint global development of a COVID-19 vaccine, and offers free Sputnik V shots to UN staffers.
Russia has proposed to refuse coronavirus benefits for medical professionals treating COVID-19 patients, to workers who fail to vaccinate against the virus.
Russia has approved a Covid-19 vaccine called Sputnik V and will start mass vaccinations in October. However, this vaccine does not meet scientific standards and ethical standards, and also has a lack of transparency. If Russia were to release this vaccination in an attempt to "win the vaccine race" and achieve global supremacy, it could greatly worsen the effects of the corona virus
