"The first international shipments of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to customers will begin in January 2021 based on existing partnerships with foreign manufacturers," reads a Twitter post.

It is noted that the current agreements with leading foreign companies will allow "to ensure the production of vaccines abroad for 500 million people a year."

Earlier it became known that the cost of vaccination against coronavirus with the Sputnik V vaccine in international markets will be less than $ 20.