“Do not try to downplay President Putin’s constructive proposal to hold a high-level online conference soon for countries interested in collaborating to develop vaccines for COVID-19,” it said on Twitter.
The diplomats commented on the message of Morgan Ortagus, head of the press service of the US State Department, who questioned the effectiveness of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
Save American lives.
Fight COVID-19, not Russian vaccines, ”the diplomats said.
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a video message at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, said that Russia offers to provide its employees with a coronavirus infection vaccine free of charge.