Russia sent a batch of Sputnik V vaccine to Sri Lanka

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev arrived on a working visit to Sri Lanka. Also, a batch of Sputnik V vaccine was delivered on board as humanitarian aid.

Budapest, Hungary.- The photo taken on January 22, 2021 shows the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus. Hungary became the first member of the European Union (EU) to approve the use of the Russian Sputnik vaccine. V, while also authorizing the use of the one produced by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca.

“The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev arrived on a working visit to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The plane on which he arrived from Moscow to Colombo also delivered a batch of Sputnik V vaccine as humanitarian aid”, the official statement said