MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. The situation around the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Slovakia does not undermine the trust in the vaccine in the EU in any way, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov told journalists Thursday.
"It does not undermine the trust in our vaccine in the EU in any way," the spokesman said, answering a corresponding question.
Peskov noted that the story involving the Slovakian laboratory that tested the vaccine was "obscure."
"This is one of the best vaccines in the world - one of the most reliable and the most efficient jabs," he underscored, referring to Sputnik V.
According to the spokesman, these features of the vaccine were confirmed by big data analysis.
"As for the internal discussions going on in Slovakia - it is none of our business," the spokesman underscored. "If Slovakia does not need our vaccine, many other countries that have pending applications will rejoice. Others will get more, as we say."
Earlier on Thursday, Magdalena Jurkemikova, the spokeswoman of the State Institute for Drug Control - the Slovakian pharmaceutical regulator - stated that the Sputnik V is allegedly not consistent with specifications, published in The Lancet medical journal. Later, the Russian Direct Investment Fund contacted the Slovakian government asking to return the vaccine batch due to multiple violations of contract so that it could be used in other countries.