Rehabilitation of Russia's coronavirus vaccine a soft-power win for Vladimir Putin
Lancet gives the nod to Russia's coronavirus vaccine, giving a beleaguered Putin a soft-power victory Chris Brown At first dismissed and ridiculed by Western countries, Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has not only been rehabilitated; it's emerging as a powerful tool of influence abroad for President Vladimir Putin. "I think they possibly couldn't be feeling more smug and delighted about the way things are going," said Judy Twigg, a professor of political science at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., and an expert on the politics of global health. "The Kremlin is ...
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