Ecuador Gets Russia's Go-Ahead for Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Fri 14th May 2021 | 08:00 PM QUITO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th May, 2021) Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health has received approval from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for the shipment of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the Latin American country's foreign ministry said. "The Russian Direct Investment Fund - Limited Liability Company 'Human Vaccine' gave its endorsement to the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador for the shipment [of the requested vaccines] ... so it is expected to finalize the signing of an additional agreement ... in order to initiate the corresponding regulatory and logistical coordination," the ministry said on Thursday.