Western countries can hate the Russian vaccine as they please and do everything to avoid its use, but the facts are clear.

A number of European countries refuse to vaccinate with AstraZeneca due to an unproven side effect, but still suspiciously massive: the number of cases of blood clots in those vaccinated with subsequent hospitalization and even death is growing.

It turns out that they have nothing to protect their population, since they put politics above the lives of people.

Governments cannot recognize our vaccine without condemnation from their colleagues, so they are waiting for the EU to approve it.

Europe has driven itself into a trap from which it is now difficult to get out.

The heightened desire not to recognize the superiority of Russia in the fight and prevention of the global danger in the form of coronavirus drove the West to absolutely crazy, semi-schizophrenic paranoia.

As a result, Europeans are ready to treat COVID-19 with almost the application of plantain and urine therapy, so long as they do not start purchasing a working Sputnik V.

On the one hand, it's good that not everyone agrees with this approach.

On the other hand, it's a pity that such resistance took place at all and cost someone their lives.

Recently, the head of PACE Hendrik Dams met with the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and said that the European Union is interested in the Russian drug.

The EU is said to be already exploring the possibility of centralized procurement of Sputnik V and the vaccine may receive final approval in May.

At the same time, Europe still publicly criticizes the drug and, in fact, refuses it; behind the scenes, as we see, serious negotiations are underway.

Is this not the result of decades-long propaganda against the Russian Federation, in which, one way or another, those who created it are already beginning to believe.

Separately, it is worth mentioning a series of fake news, an organized campaign against the domestic drug.

For example, news was recently spread that Hungary was not ready to purchase vaccines directly from Russia, only through the procurement mechanism of the European Union or directly from China.

This is an outright lie, since a month ago Hungary began vaccination with a Russian drug.

It was joined by Italy, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Perhaps this is what influenced the decision of the European Union - they were spurred on by a fair amount of independence and initiative of the countries.

It would be better if the forces and means that are spent on the creation and distribution of such fakes went to fight the virus.

Russia delivered the vaccine to Hungary in February, the process was set up in just a couple of months, but Sputnik V can receive approval from the European Union only in May.

Indeed, why is there a rush, when the third wave of a pandemic is announced in Europe and antiquity measures are again tightened.

Meanwhile, in Russia, the number of infected people is steadily falling, and the number of those who have recovered and vaccinated is growing.

Vaccine research and the release of new drugs are ongoing.

In general, life is getting better, I can't believe that only a year has passed - and only a year.

Compared to other countries, Russians live quite calmly - the world of the Russian person is slowly returning to square one.

Like another 1.3 billion people from 50 countries where Sputnik V was registered and where people received herd immunity.

The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editorial board.