Shmyhal sends a letter to Ursula von der Leyen / Photo from UNIAN
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has indeed asked the European Commission to help Ukraine to obtain a vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus.
This was reported by the Ukrainian-registered European Pravda news outlet with reference to a comment by Shmyhal s Press Secretary Olha Kuryshko. Indeed, the prime minister sent President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen an official letter, seeking early access to vaccination for Ukrainians. The point at issue is the delivery of vaccines to Ukraine earlier than March, when the first batches of vaccines under the COVAX Facility are expected, Kuryshko said.
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Investigators say the suspects were supposed to take pictures of certain facilities and collect information about certain individuals.
The case was brought to court / REUTERS
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General s Office has announced a case accusing two citizens of Lithuania of spying for Russia was brought to court.
This was reported by the Ukrainian-registered European Pravda news outlet, citing BNS.
According to the prosecutor s office, the defendants do not know each other and their actions differ, but findings of the pretrial investigation suggest that they were involved in crimes committed against the Lithuanian state by an employee of the Border Directorate of the Russian Federation s FSB in Kaliningrad region.