Italy said that Rome can make a decision on "Sputnik V" without the EU

“(German Chancellor Angela) Merkel told me that if EMA approves Sputnik V, it’s good, but if not, then it will be done in Germany.

This is normal pragmatism.

We need to rely on European unity, but if it is not achieved, we need to do it differently, ”TASS quoted Draghi as saying.

The Italian prime minister also announced his readiness to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Earlier, Merkel did not rule out the purchase of the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus in Germany, if a common decision on this issue in the European Union is not reached.