Hungary breaks with EU on Russia, China vaccines Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban is facing elections next year, against a united opposition (Photo: Council of the European Union) Brussels, 10. Feb, 07:03 Hungary plans to start vaccinating its citizens with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine as early as possibly this week, making it the first EU country to do so. Hungary is also the first EU country where national authorities have given the green light to the Russian jab, which has not been approved yet by the EU medicines regulator. Read and decide Get instant access to all articles — and 20 years of archives.