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CEO: Italy-made Sputnik V aimed for EU market, if approved COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5A view of the Adienne Srl plant pharmaceutical company in Caponago, near Milan, Italy, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Russia signed a deal to produce 10 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy this year. The deal was announced by the Italian-Russian chamber of commerce and signed by Adienne Srl, the Italian subsidiary of a Swiss-based pharmaceutical com...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (Image: GETTY) Lugano-based Adienne Pharma & Biotech has yet to comment and RDIF has so far refused to provide further detail on the deal beyond confirming it. The Italian government has played no role in the deal, an insider said, nor had it even been informed of the operation, which is nevertheless "legitimate" and "in line with market dynamics". Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Italy-related plan could help quickly satisfy demand for the shot abroad. C...