Putin spoke about the importance of the recognition of the Sputnik V vaccine in the WHO

"We need to get the appropriate certificate from WHO as soon as possible so that our Sputnik V vaccine ... could be more widely distributed in the world," the head of state quoted TASS as saying.

Putin also noted that Russia hopes to support the Red Cross in promoting its COVID-19 vaccines internationally.

Earlier, the WHO told about the timing of the inspection of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus "Sputnik V".

In November, the Gamaleya Center announced no deaths due to the Sputnik V vaccination.