“Ukraine is the largest and at the same time one of the few countries on the continent that does not begin to vaccinate its citizens.
The problem is simple: the country's authorities have nothing to give to 42 million citizens, since the vaccine supplies provided by the government have either not been authorized for use or have not yet arrived, ”the agency notes.
According to the author of the material, the inability of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to resolve this issue is fraught with geopolitical consequences for the country, as well as increased internal pressure on him.
At the same time, it is noted that in the Russian Crimea, the population has already begun to be vaccinated against the coronavirus with the Sputnik V vaccine.
In addition, thanks to Moscow's assistance, the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics are preparing to vaccinate their citizens.
The agency points out that so far, the Ukrainian authorities have only managed to buy a batch of the Chinese vaccine against coronavirus, which, according to the statement of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal, will enter the country within four weeks.
“The problem is that it has not yet been registered for use,” the article emphasizes.
Bloomberg also adds that along with this, Zelensky recently made a statement that Ukraine will soon receive 1 million doses of the vaccine from the "leading international company", but did not specify any details.
Earlier, the office of the Ukrainian leader said that negotiations on the purchase of a vaccine against coronavirus had entered the final stage.