RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev held a productive meeting with the Vice Prime Minister of Slovakia Igor Matovič. RDIF remains committed to assisting the people of Slovakia with vaccination by Sputnik V.

Unfortunately, in violation of existing contract and in an act of sabotage the State Institute of Drug Control ensured that Sputnik V tested in a laboratory which is not part of the EU’s Official Medicines Control Laboratory network even though OMCL laboratories were available.

SIDC has launched a disinformation campaign against #SputnikV and plans additional provocations. Statement by SIDC that the batch of Sputnik V delivered to Slovakia does not have the same characteristics as the vaccine described in The Lancet is fake news. https://twitter.com/sputnikvaccine/status/1379764033675530241?s=20

All Sputnik V batches are of the same quality and undergo rigorous quality control at the Gamaleya Institute. The quality of #SputnikV has been confirmed by regulators in 59 countries.

RDIF has requested the Slovak government to send the vaccine to the EU certified laboratory for testing (part of the OMCL network) and has sent a letter on April 6, 2021 asking to return the vaccine due to multiple contract violations so that it can be used in other countries.

We hope that Slovakia will resolve its internal differences and are committed to work together to defeat COVID. Vaccines should save lives and should not be used in geopolitical and internal political struggles. Together we are stronger.