slovakia imported 200000 doses of russia's sputnik v. becoming the 2nd e.u. member state to do so the european medicines agency the e m a still hasn't given sputnik the the green light to be used across the e.u. but that hasn't stopped countries like slovakia and hungry from still importing it hungary is being given out the job for a little while now prime minister igor matter of it which in slovakia though said that the reason he accepted the resignation of his health minister was to try and keep the government together if he hadn't accepted that resignation slovakia could have been facing new elections in the very very immediate future he also said though that despite accepting the resignation of mystical he wouldn't be returning the doses of russia's sputnik the vaccine. we are an integral part of the year to contribute to the chance to save our people because the vaccine is made in russia i'm not a killer or slovakia has one of the highest per capita death rates from covert 19 in the world right now it's particularly suffered from this most recent wave of

europe's faltering vaccination program has already seen hungry in slovakia break ranks with the bloc and get russia sputnik feet that is lava gave its own inoculation campaign a shot in the arm only this weekend brugge is considering doing the same senior correspondent as the evidence into why the e use fax scene program is struggling to get off the ground. so there's 3 european nations that have a green light to dispute it despite the european medicines agency taking its time really taking its time to approve sputnik so these 3 nations have already sidelined the european union and of the said look the situation is incredibly desperate the czech republic hungry and now slovakia's which is received its 1st batch. vaccines there's going to be millions more that is going to be delivered by summer so the prime minister's obviously very happy that he's managed to secure more vaccines for the people nevertheless there is now a scandal there's a scandal because the president of slovakia has come out she paid lip service to people's lives but all that would be she says she said that vaccinat

slovakia's prime minister rejects calls to not use russia's sputnik the vaccine as the country's vaccination vaccine program gets out bogged down by politics. u.k. medical workers are outraged after the government offers them a pay rise of only one per cent. and the dream holiday turned nightmare we heard we hear from a passenger who was trapped on an italian cruise ship during the cold with outbreak which resulted in the deaths of 3 people. you know they refused to inform us that there were cases aboard the ship that they tested positive there was no suspicion but continued people they refused to give us information. it's the top of the hour and you know what that means time to watch r.t. international i'm your host donald quarter welcome the prime minister of slovakia has defended his decision to acquire russia sputnik the coronavirus vaccine he's faced a wave of criticism after the country received its 1st delivery of the shot earlier my colleague zander farmer and taylor went through the story. over the past year we've heard time and time again that unity is needed in the fight against t

is working in venezuela and iran and pakistan in italy and hungary and it wouldn't be working in slovakia this is quite crazy and i think that's so i can i would differ not understand this i think that the coalition members it's just shot themselves in the foot because the so reckons they want solutions they don't want politics and they don't definite don't see i think brussels intervention because this is what's behind all of this brussels intervention as a good as a good thing course brussels in managing the situation today worse brussels just on the point with a 32nd clip the e m a has been stalling for months on whether to approve spending why do you think they're taking so much time over because this whole european open market is just an open market for the buck if you put these big companies which have got big interest in doing the laundry being in brussels and they want but they did biggest piece of the pie this 58000000000 euro market of the virus they don't want to share it they don't care about health they want the dividends they want the money that's what it's all about and thi

in our review of the week here on our to international slovakia becomes the latest e.u. country to receive. the vaccine the blog struggles to get its own vaccination program off the ground. plans to complete a hat trick of homegrown vaccines the latest jab at named. is expected to be launched a later this month we speak to the head of the institute behind. we do not have to prove the prestige of our institution in the products it makes the institute is 60 years old and it's connected to the victory over polio and yellow fever and we deliver drugs for these diseases abroad so we don't need any promotion . and thousands of women in the british army suffer harassment and abuse from within their own ranks according to testimony is being heard by parliament. where. you appear to treat. you. feel like she's. broadcasting live coverage from our studios in moscow this is r.t. international i'm shawn thomas certainly glad to have you with us now slovakia has become the latest you country to take delivery of russia's sputnik v vaccine it follows hungary's decision to obtain the ja

good evening it was international it's just gone at 6 o'clock here in moscow the prime minister of slovakia has defended his decision to acquire russia's coronavirus facts saying he's faced a wave of criticism after the country received its 1st delivery of the jab earlier i discussed the story with. over the past year we've heard time and time again that unity is needed in the fight against the coronavirus when it comes to vaccines though it seems that our unity souls apart from all political shenanigans begin his purchase of russia sputnik scene the latest of round footie countries globally to do so has made very clear because the prime minister was forced to defend his decision to critics spoke out saying they want to refund the sputnik vaccine will not go back to russia it will save lives in slovakia i would never give it up our countries a fundamental part of the european union but i cannot turn down a quality vaccine that will save our people because it's made in russia i'm not a murderer so why did the scenes all the sputnik the flying out from moscow to the east of here on monday bri

right now slovakia has become the latest e.u. country to take a delivery of russia's vaccine this follows hungary's decision to obtain the jab as europe's own vaccination program continues to stutter and other european nations could join them as well with the czech republic saying this week it was also considering the shot our correspondent spoke to about the developments on the program earlier with my colleague neil harvey. to the 3 european nations that have a green light to dispute it despite the european medicines agency taking its time really taking its time to approve sputniks of these 3 nations have already sidelined the european union and of the said look the situation is incredibly desperate to the czech republic hungry and now slovakia's which received its 1st batch. vaccines there's going to be millions more that are going to be delivered by summer so the problem is obviously very happy that he's managed to secure more vaccines for the people nevertheless there is now a scandal there's a scandal because the president o

international is just on 2 o'clock in the russian capital now the prime minister slovakia's defended his decision to acquire russia's sputniks the coronavirus faxing or in a wave of criticism though after the country received its 1st delivery of the jobs let's get more details now on what's happening there artie's. in the studio again sask just give us some background then explain why the prime minister is being forced on to the back foot well over the past year we've heard time and time again that unity is needed in the fight against the coronavirus when it comes to vaccines though it seems that that unity falls apart while political shenanigans begin. purchase of russian sputnik feed facts in the latest of around 40 countries globally to do so has made that very clear because the prime minister was forced to defend his decision after critics spoke out saying they wanted a refund. the sputnik vaccine will not go back to russia it will save lives in slovakia i would never give it up our countries a fundamental part of the european union but i cannot turn down a quality vaccine that w

the sputnik vaccine will not go back to russia it will save lives in slovakia i would never give it up our country is a fundamental part of the european union but i cannot turn down a quality vaccine that will save our people because it's made in russia i'm not a murderer so why did those scenes of sputnik me flying out from moscow to the east of cool such a backlash well the russian fact scene has not yet been approved by the european union the approval process has in fact just begun but as prime minister said he can't in good conscience wait for red tape to be cut while his citizens are dying. so we are looking at just maybe a few people who are unhappy about this or is the heat on the promise of much bigger than them while the purchase of those $2000000.00 jobs has really put the slovakian government in disarray so 2 of the 4 parties who make up the ruling coalition have spoken out one in fact has proposed a reshuffle of the entire cabinet the other said it might even leave the coalition meanwhile the foreign minister foreign affairs minister very diplomatically declared that sputni

let's take slovakia that's become the latest e.u. country to decide it needs to buy doses of the sputnik reback seen from russia its made an order of around 2000000 doses it is the 2nd e.u. nation to do that however is already in new york relating its citizens with the sputnik the vaccine and the czech republic has also said that it is interested in possibly buying it now this iraqi in the pm said it was necessary to buy this vaccine to boost the inoculation program. buying this russian vaccine was the right thing to do it's trustworthy anyone who wants the job will get one in the next 2 months we will get 1000000 vaccines and then in may in june another 1000000 i believe that by meeting the deadlines and promised supplies russia will prove that it's a stable partner that we can rely on in these hard times since the coded $1000.00 pandemic does not pay attention to geopolitical issues and the protection of human life prevails above all else we've seen fit to buy a russian vaccine so that slovak's who wish to can get vaccinated well t

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so you actually clarified for hungary and slovakia really unfolds exec procedure this is you can do in piece of emergency health situations which obviously call it a debt it just so it's up to the regulator to decide on the i mean. we need to make sure that people have a choice of extremes and of course different agencies need to grow their save but it's very important most political choice is that people deserve to tell all the different technology is different because scenes because you know we're base from human though i don't think knowledge should we believe has been proven to be saved for decades and many people will choose specifically as us humans to know biotechnology because of its benefits. a chinese university professor has been subjected to what he's described as a racist attack by 4 men in the city of southampton in southern england the victim professor wang paying told us what happened. was out. i was just you know it was around one minute walk from my home and was shot it. by using reassure sed or us from from a minute the car on the other side that they're all saw at t

job 2 out of the 4 parties that make up the ruling coalition in slovakia said that wasn't the way it was going to be done and he had to go so the prime minister accepted his resignation there's a similar but different situation developing in the czech republic is well there the president of the czech republic camilla has said that the health minister on syria and senior figures in the health authority they need to be sacked or need to resign if they don't get the russian sputnik the vaccine into the country v. is currently undergoing review by the european medicines agency the e m a currently only hungry out of e.u. member states is using sputnik v as part of their vaccination program once it gets a.m.a. approval though it's expected to be used in many more. are his part of all of us joining us live here on r.t. thank you very much. more than 50 performers and employees have turned squatters occupying 3 of francis ford national theaters in a cry for help they warn the industry can no longer survive the pandemic shutdown of cultural sites forcing the country's health minister to negot

we already see use of several countries like hungary in slovakia already approved 'd this would never directly we've had been approached by several other nations and it's very important that you know when do cruises directly suitable quietly in your review lesions you need you so you actually clarified for cotton korea slovakia relive old swedes or procedure is or you can do in piece of emergency tell situations which will obviously call that maybe just so it's up to the regulator to decide on piracy and. we need to make sure that people have a choice of extremes and of course different agencies need to grow their save but it's very important most polluted choice is that people deserve to tell all the different technology is different because. because you know we'll be from human though i don't think knowledge should we believe has been proven to be saved look aids and many people will choose specifically this human biotechnology because of the. chinese university professor has been subjected to what the police are investigating as a racially aggravated assault in the english city of

saying they want to refund the sputnik vaccine will not go back to russia it will save lives in slovakia i would never give it up our countries a fundamental part of the european union but i cannot turn down a quality vaccine that will save our people because it's made in russia i'm not a murderer so why did the scenes all feed flying out for most go to the east of on monday bring about such backlash well the russian vaccine has not been registered by the european union yet the approval process is in fact just beginning but as prime minister much of it said he cannot in good conscience allow himself to stand by and wait for red tape to be cut while his citizens are dying so widespread then is this criticism is it a couple of voices or is the really facing some sort of you know substantial revote here while the purchase of those 2000000 jobs has really put the stock in government in disarray so 2 of the 4 parties who make up the ruling coalition have spoken out one in fact has proposed a reshuffle of the entire cabinet the other said it might even leave the coalition meanwhile the foreign

scapegoat it's not surprising some states are looking elsewhere to solve vaccine supply problems slovakia for one recently recording the highest death rate per 1000000 in the world as requested suppliers of russia's sport mcvie what is surprising is the reaction this decision caused with the country's health minister forming on his own sword to stop a complete collapse of the government we are an integral part of the year to congress fuse the chance to save our people because the vaccine is made in russia and not a killer across the border in the czech republic with the world's 2nd highest number of cobra deaths per 1000000 we could see another minister leave his post this time for opposing the use of the sputnik job with the country's president insisting he won't wait for the e.u.'s approval while lives are lost i would like to say that the 2 biggest obstacles to delivering sputnik the to the czech republic are the minister of health and also the director of the state institute for drug control the 2 i spoke of are to blame for the fact that our people will continue to die unnecessarily

and of the said look the situation is incredibly desperate to the czech republic hungry and now slovakia's which received its 1st batch. vaccines there's going to be millions more that are going to be delivered by summer so the problem is obviously very happy that he's managed to secure more vaccines for the people nevertheless there is now a scandal there's a scandal because the president of slovakia has come out she paid lip service to people's lives but all that would be she said that vaccination shouldn't be carried out at the expense of political stability of course saving lives goes beyond any political controversy but even exceptional actions can be taken in such a way so as not to destroy the ruling coalition humiliate opponents a question people's confidence in vaccinations and cause further conflict in society it is remarkable coming out in front of your people in the middle of a pandemic and telling them you know your health is important but what is even more important is the stability of the ruling coalition you know it just goes to highlight that the deep divisions in europe a