Maduro thanked Russia for the supply of the Sputnik V vaccine

Sputnik V is here!

We are the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin Phase III clinical trials of this coronavirus vaccine.

On behalf of the Venezuelan people, I thank Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people for their solidarity, "Maduro wrote on Twitter.

Earlier, Venezuela's Executive Vice President Delsi Rodriguez said that the country had received the first batch of Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 coronavirus infection.

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro said that the country's government, together with scientists, should analyze how coronavirus is treated in Russia.