Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with
The New York Times, said that it was impossible to explain to the Ukrainians why they should not receive vaccines from Russia if Europe and America do not supply Kiev with their drugs.
According to the
NYT, Zelenskiy could hardly contain his frustration over the decree signed by outgoing US President Donald Trump, which bans the export of vaccines.
Prior to that, Kiev was negotiating with Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson about an accelerated schedule for the delivery of the vaccines. However, Ukraine would receive first commercial batches of vaccines against COVID-19 several months later than expected.